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We divide Hospital waste into two : Infectious
and non infectious and handling of items is as below:
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Waste Category |
Category Type |
Items |
Handling |
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| Infectious |
Sharp |
Needels, Scalpel, Blades
etc. |
Dispose in puncture proof
containers containing 1% hypochlorite solution (destroy needle in
cutter/burner before depositing in container) |
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| Infectious Non Sharp |
Contaminated |
secretions, Excretions,
Contamination |
Secretions Excretions -
decontaminate - drain |
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| Infectious Non Sharp
Contaminated |
Plastic |
Plastic, PVC, PE Pet, PP
etc,soft plastic bags, blood bags, respiratory equipments |
Blood bags - autoclave under
supervision and incineration
containers - decontimante - autoclave |
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| Infectious Non Sharp
Contaminated |
Non Plastic |
Cotton, Gauz, Linen |
Cotton gauz - incineration,
linen - decontimante dip in 5% sodium hypochlorite - shred - recycle
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| Infectious Non Sharp
Laboratory Waste |
Specimen |
Blood and Body Fluids |
Specimen - microwave,
culture - autoclave -general waste |
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| Infectious Non Sharp
Laboratory Waste |
Pathology |
Tissues, animal Carcas, etc. |
pathological tissue
formaline - incineration, animal carcas - incineration |
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| Non infectious |
Kitchen Waste |
General kitchen wares |
Dispose off in black bags -
1) biodegradable, 2) non-biodegradable |
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| Non infectious |
Other / Offices |
Card board, papaers, boxes
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Collect in big boxes or bags
- for selling to raddiwala or to scrap dealer |
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