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Biohazardous wastes include solids, liquid, sharps, outdated pharmaceuticals,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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