Biomedical Waste Disposal

 Any solid or liquid waste which may present a threat of infection to humans. Biomedical Waste Disposal Examples include nonliquid tissue and body parts from humans and other primates; laboratory and veterinary waste which contain human disease-causing agents; discarded sharps; and blood, blood products and body fluids from humans and other primates. Hospitals and various other laboratories engender a wide range and a significant quantity of wastes (including biomedical or infectious waste) that has the ability to give rise to various health problems and environmental hazards. Generally in India, 1-2 kg waste per bed per day in a hospital and 600 gm waste per day per bed in a clinic is generated, out of which more than 15% is hazardous or infectious and this hazardous waste is mixed with remaining waste which results into the contamination of the entire waste. This is why proper, effective, and efficient rules and regulations are needed for segregation and disposal of waste. The sustainable management of these wastes is the social and legal responsibility of the government as well as the public at large.