Medical Waste Disposal Service
All human
activities produce waste. We all know that such waste may be dangerous and
needs safe disposal. Medical Waste Disposal Service Industrial waste, sewage and agricultural
waste pollute water, soil and air. It can also be dangerous to human beings and
environment. Similarly, hospitals and other health care facilities generate
lots of waste which can transmit infections, particularly HIV, Hepatitis B
& C and Tetanus, to the people who handle it or come in contact with it.Bio-medical
waste means “any solid and/or liquid waste including its container and any
intermediate product, which is generated during the diagnosis, treatment or
immunization of human beings or animals or research activities pertaining
thereto or in the production or testing of biological or in health
camps.Medical waste falls into one of four categories: infectious, hazardous,
radioactive, and "other."¹ Infectious, hazardous, and radioactive
materials represent only a small portion of all medical waste, but attract the
most concern. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that
infectious waste constitutes between 10 percent and 15 percent of the medical
waste stream. Most is packaging, food stuffs, etc. and is similar to that which
is generated by any public facility such as schools.
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