|
Waste Category No.
|
Waste Category
Type |
Treatment and
Disposal Option+ |
| Category No. I |
Human
Anatomical Waste (human tissues, organs, body parts) |
incineration@/deep burial* |
| Category No. 2 |
Animal Waste
(animal tissues, organs, body parts carcasses, bleeding parts, fluid,blood
and experimental animals used in research, waste generated by veterinary
hospitals colleges, discharge from hospitals, animal houses) |
incineration@/deep burial* |
| Category No. 3
|
Microbiology &
Biotechnology Waste
(wastes from laboratory cultures, stocks or specimens of micro-organisms
live or attenuated vaccines, human and animal cell culture used in research
and infectious agents from research and industrial laboratories, wastes from
production of biological, toxins, dishes and devices used for transfer of
cultures) |
local
autoclaving/micro-waving/incineration@ |
| Category No 4 |
Waste sharps
(needles, syringes, scalpels, blades, glass, etc. that may cause puncture
and cuts. This includes both used and unused sharps) |
disinfection
(chemical treatment@/auto claving/micro-waving and mutilation/shredding |
| Category No 5 |
Discarded
Medicines and Cytotoxic drugs
(wastes comprising of outdated, contaminated and discarded medicines) |
incineration@ / destruction and drugs disposal in secured landfills |
| Category No 6 |
Soiled
Waste
(Items contaminated with blood, and body fluids including cotton, dressings,
soiled plaster casts, lines, beddings, other material contaminated with
blood) |
incineration@autoclaving / microwaving |
| Category No. 7 |
Solid Waste
(wastes generated from disposable items other than the waste
sharps
such as tubings, catheters, intravenous sets etc). |
disinfection
by chemical treatment@@ autoclaving / microwaving and mutilation/shredding## |
| Category No. 8 |
Liquid Waste
(waste generated from laboratory and washing, cleaning, house-keeping and
disinfecting activities) |
disinfection
by chemical treatment@@ and discharge into drains. |
| Category No. 9 |
Incineration
Ash
(ash from incineration of any bio-medical waste) |
disposal in
municipal landfill |
| Category No.
10 |
Chemical Waste
(chemicals used in production of biologicals, chemicals used in
disinfection, as insecticides, etc.) |
chemical
treatment@@ and discharge into drains for liquids and secured landfill for
solids |
