Biomedical Waste Disposal

 

Waste should be collected and segregated at the site of generation itself. Segregation of the waste denotes separation of waste into various specified categories as per its nature. It aims to keep the harmful and infected material separate from the harmless and noncontagious waste. It also helps in the appropriate disposal of a particular waste type. Biomedical Waste Disposal  Briefly, segregation of the hospitals waste is the key to ensure that most of the hospital waste that is noninfectious in nature is treated easily at an economical cost. For this purpose, use of specifically colored waste containers and non-chlorinated plastic bags is mandatory. hazardous wastes generated by healthcare institutions like hospitals, clinics, laboratories, health research facilities and their disposal requires special methods prior to land filling. Bio-Medical wastes are divided into infected and non-infected wastes and the infected wastes require treatment. Incineration is one of the oldest methods for treatment of medical wastes, but their usage have faced wide objections due to emission of hazardous gases such as CO2 and CO as well as Carcinogenic gases such as Dioxins and Furans which are generated as a result of incomplete combustion of compositions like PVCs.  Autoclave is one the newest methods of medical wastes treatment which works based on wet disinfection.