MEDICAL POLLUTION CONTROL COMMITTEE
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Average Bio Medical Waste Generation in City
Sl. No.
Type of Institution
No of institutions
No of beds
Quantity of waste generated per day in kg
1.
Major Hospitals-Govt. (500 and above beds)
14
10500
8400 (0.8 kg per bed per day)
2.
Major Hospitals-Corporate (100 to 499 beds)
6053
6053 (1 kg per bed per day)
3.
Health Centres-Government Primary Health Centres ( 30-50 beds)
29
390
195 (0.5 kg per bed per day)
4.
Health Centres-Corporation Maternity Homes (30 beds)
31
708
354 (0.5 kg per bed per day)
5.
Nursing Homes ( 10-99 beds)
350
8750
7000 (0.8 kg per bed per day)
6.
Clinics- Govt. Primary Health Units & Dispensaries
150
Nil
75 (0.5 kg per clinic per day)
7.
Clinics- General Practitioners
5000
2500 (0.5 kg per Clinic per day)
8.
Diagnostic labs and Blood banks
100
80 (0.8 kg per lab per day)
Total 24,657 kg/ day