Florida Biomedical Waste Program

 

 

The hazardous and toxic parts of waste from health care establishments comprising infectious, bio-medical and radio-active material as well as sharps (hypodermic needles, knives, scalpels etc.) constitute a grave risk, if these are not properly treated/disposed or is allowed to get mixed with other municipal waste. Florida Biomedical Waste Program  Its propensity to encourage growth of various pathogen and vectors and its ability to contaminate other nonhazardous/non-toxic municipal waste jeopardises the efforts undertaken for overall municipal waste management. Disposal procedures for biological or medical waste depend on the classification and type of waste generated. Biohazardous wastes include solids, liquid, sharps, outdated pharmaceuticals, pathological, and contaminated glass waste.Biomedical waste refers to discarded biological material that may be generated from teaching, clinical, research or other operations. At Humber, examples of where biomedical wastes are generated include Humber’s Health Centres and the Funeral Services Program.

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