Waste Solutions Florida

 

Biomedical waste poses various health and environmental hazards. Hence, it should be handled with the utmost care and disposed off safely. Waste Solutions Florida  Several lacunas exist in the management of biomedical waste in India, and the pandemic posed by the coronavirus has made it even more challenging. The sudden outbreak of the virus led to an exponential rise in the quantity of biomedical waste. Furthermore, the poor infrastructure and lack of human resources have aggravated this situation. To combat this serious problem in a timely manner, the government has formulated various standard operating procedures and has amended the existing rules and guidelines. Medical waste is any waste material that is considered be of a bio-hazardous nature. Healthcare facilities like hospitals, dental clinics, nursing homes, physician’s offices generate a large amount of medical waste daily. The waste generated includes a broad range of materials like needles, chemicals, blood, body parts, razor blades, broken tubes, suction devices, gloves, gowns,  syringes, medical devices, pharmaceuticals and saturated dressings. To deal with this, LEEDs credits and certifications were developed to train and certify companies, facilities and projects in proper waste disposal techniques. Poor disposal of medical waste potentially exposes patients, doctors, health care workers, waste handlers to infection, toxic effects and risk of polluting the environment. All types of medical wastes should be appropriately treated and disposed off safely.