{"id":41461,"date":"2022-03-25T12:08:51","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T06:38:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/?p=41461"},"modified":"2022-03-25T12:09:30","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T06:39:30","slug":"categories-of-bio-medical-waste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/categories-of-bio-medical-waste\/","title":{"rendered":"Categories of Bio-Medical Waste &#8211; An Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">All\nthe activities of humans produce waste and we already know that such waste may\nbe harmful and requires safe disposal. Sewage waste, industrial waste, and\nagricultural waste pollute water, air, and soil. It can also be harmful to the\nenvironment and human beings. Likewise, hospitals and other health care\nfacilities generate lots of waste which can transmit infections like HIV,\nHepatitis B and C &amp; Tetanus to the people who come in contact with it. As\nper the report, India produces around 3 million tonnes of bio-medical wastes\nevery year and the amount is expected to increase by 8% annually. Scroll down\nto check more information regarding Bio-Medical Waste and its different\ncategories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">Page Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/categories-of-bio-medical-waste\/#What_do_you_mean_by_Bio-Medical_Waste\" >What do you\nmean by Bio-Medical Waste?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/categories-of-bio-medical-waste\/#Different_Categories_of_Bio-Medical_Waste\" >Different\nCategories of Bio-Medical Waste<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/categories-of-bio-medical-waste\/#Colour_Coding_for_different_categories_of_Bio-Medical_Waste\" >Colour Coding\nfor different categories of Bio-Medical Waste<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/categories-of-bio-medical-waste\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_do_you_mean_by_Bio-Medical_Waste\"><\/span>What do you\nmean by Bio-Medical Waste?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Bio-Medical\nWaste is produced during the treatment, diagnosis, or immunisation of animals\nor humans or in some research activities relating thereto or in the production\nor testing of biologicals. It comprises wastes such as animal waste, human\nanatomical waste, biotechnology &amp; microbiology waste, abandoned medicines,\nsolid waste, liquid waste, waste sharps, cytotoxic drugs, chemical waste,\nincineration ash. These wastes are possibly hazardous because of their\npotentially infectious nature as they may pose a serious or severe threat to\nhuman health if their management is indiscriminate &amp; unscientific. <strong><em>Bio-Medical\nWaste poses a hazard because of two reasons:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Infectivity;<\/li><li>Toxicity.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Bio-Medical\nWaste consists of:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Animal Wastes produced during research from veterinary hospitals;<\/li><li>Rejected or abandoned medical wastes and cytotoxic drugs;<\/li><li>Liquid waste from any of the infected regions;<\/li><li>Human anatomical waste such as organs, tissues &amp; body parts;<\/li><li><strong>Bio-Technology &amp; Microbiology wastes<\/strong><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/ehs.unc.edu\/biological\/policy\/\"><strong>[1]<\/strong><\/a><\/sup><strong>;<\/strong><\/li><li>Waste sharps such as syringes, scalpels, hypodermic needles &amp; broken glass;<\/li><li>Soiled Waste like bandages, material contaminated with blood, catheters, tubes, dressing, and plaster casts;<\/li><li>Incineration ash &amp; other chemical wastes.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Different_Categories_of_Bio-Medical_Waste\"><\/span>Different\nCategories of Bio-Medical Waste<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The\nmanagement of such wastes requires its categorisation as a first step and the\nBio-Medical Waste Rules classify such wastes into the following categories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<table class=\"table table-bordered\"><tbody><tr><td>\n  <strong>Waste\n  Category Number<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>Type\n  of Waste Category<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>Disposal\n  &amp; Treatment<\/strong>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  <strong>Category\n  No. 1<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>Human\n  Anatomical Waste<\/strong>: Human organs, tissues,\n  other body parts.\n  <\/td><td>\n  Incineration or deep burial.\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  <strong>Category\n  No. 2<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>Animal\n  Waste<\/strong>: Animal organs, tissues, organs, body parts,\n  bleeding parts, fluid, blood &amp; experimental animals used in research,\n  waste generated by veterinary hospitals, discharge from hospitals, colleges,\n  animal houses.\n  <\/td><td>\n  Incineration or deep burial.\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  <strong>Category\n  No. 3<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>Biotechnology\n  &amp; Microbiology Waste<\/strong>: Wastes from stocks or\n  specimens of micro-organisms live\/attenuated vaccines, laboratory cultures,\n  animal &amp; human cell culture used in research &amp; industrial labs, waste\n  from the production of biologicals, dishes, toxins, and devices used for\n  transfer of cultures.\n  <\/td><td>\n  Local Autoclaving or\n  Micro-waving or incineration.\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  <strong>Category\n  No. 4<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>Waste\n  Sharps<\/strong>: Syringes, blades, glass, scalpels, needles,\n  etc., that may cause puncture &amp; cuts.\n  <\/td><td>\n  Disinfection (chemical\n  treatment or micro-waving or autoclaving and mutilation or shredding).\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  <strong>Category\n  No. 5<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>Discarded\n  Cytotoxic Drugs &amp; Medicines<\/strong>: Wastes comprising of\n  outdated, contaminated &amp; discarded medicines.\n  <\/td><td>\n  Incineration or destruction\n  &amp; drugs disposal in secured landfills.\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  <strong>Category\n  No. 6<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>Soiled\n  Waste<\/strong>: Items contaminated with blood &amp; body\n  fluids, including dressings, lines beddings, and other material contaminated\n  with blood, soiled plaster casts. \n  <\/td><td>\n  Incineration or autoclaving\n  or microwaving.\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  <strong>Category\n  No. 7<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>Solid\n  Waste<\/strong>: Waste produced from disposable items or\n  products other than the waste (sharps) like catheters, tubings, intravenous\n  sets, etc.\n  <\/td><td>\n  Disinfection (chemical\n  treatment or micro-waving or autoclaving and mutilation or shredding).\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  <strong>Category\n  No. 8<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>Liquid\n  Waste<\/strong>: Waste produced from laboratory and cleaning,\n  washing, disinfecting activities &amp; housekeeping.\n  <\/td><td>\n  Disinfection by chemical\n  treatment &amp; discharge into drains.\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  <strong>Category\n  No. 9<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>Incineration\n  Ash<\/strong>: Ash from the incineration of any bio-medical\n  waste.\n  <\/td><td>\n  Disposal into municipal\n  landfill.\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  <strong>Category\n  No. 10<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>Chemical\n  Waste<\/strong>: Chemicals used in the production of\n  bio-medicals, chemicals used in disinfection, as insecticides etc.\n  <\/td><td>\n  Chemical treatment &amp;\n  discharge into drains for liquids &amp; protected landfill for solids.\n  <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Colour_Coding_for_different_categories_of_Bio-Medical_Waste\"><\/span>Colour Coding\nfor different categories of Bio-Medical Waste <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<table class=\"table table-bordered\"><tbody><tr><td>\n  <strong>Colour\n  Coding<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>Container\n  Type<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>Waste\n  Categories<\/strong>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  <strong>Red<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  Disinfected container plastic\n  bags\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>Category\n  3<\/strong>: Microbiological\n  <strong>Category\n  6<\/strong>: Soiled Dressing\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  <strong>Black<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  Do\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>Category\n  5<\/strong>: Discarded Medicine\n  <strong>Category\n  9<\/strong>: Incineration Ash\n  <strong>Category\n  10<\/strong>: Chemical Waste\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  <strong>Yellow<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  Plastic Bags\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>Category\n  1<\/strong>: Human Anatomical Waste\n  <strong>Category\n  2<\/strong>: Animal Waste\n  <strong>Category\n  3<\/strong>: Microbiological Waste\n  <strong>Category\n  6<\/strong>: Solid Waste\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  <strong>Blue\n  or White<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  Plastic bags, puncture-proof\n  containers\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>Category\n  4<\/strong>: Waste Sharp\n  <strong>Category\n  7<\/strong>: Plastic Disposable\n  <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p> Earlier, <a href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/bio-medical-waste-recycling-plant\"><strong>Bio-Medical Waste Management<\/strong><\/a> was not an essential part of the health care programme. The negligence on the part of the health care waste management programme, earlier, was reflected in different articles in the newspaper and public litigations in different courts, including in the Supreme Court and this is evident from the irregular epidemics experienced in various parts of the country.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-left\"><b>Read our Article<\/b>:<mark style=\"background: #fffd03 !important;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/compliances-for-occupier-and-disposal-units-under-bio-medical-waste-rules\/\">Compliances for Occupier and Disposal units under Bio Medical Waste Rule\n<\/a><\/mark><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All the activities of humans produce waste and we already know that such waste may be harmful and requires safe disposal. Sewage waste, industrial waste, and agricultural waste pollute water, air, and soil. It can also be harmful to the environment and human beings. Likewise, hospitals and other health care facilities generate lots of waste [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":41464,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[888],"tags":[2204],"acf":{"service_id":"510"},"authorName":"Karan Singh","authorImageUrl":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/processed-1-150x150.jpeg","authorDescription":"A legal writing enthusiast, a wanderer, and a zealous reader. 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