Table 5 Biomedical waste management guidelines
Category | Type of waste | Bag/container to be used | Disposal methods |
|---|---|---|---|
Yellow | Soiled waste contaminated with blood and body fluids, cotton swabs and discarded blood and its components | Yellow colored nonchlorinated plastic bags | Incineration or plasma pyrolysis or deep burial (only allowed in rural areas where incineration facilities is not available). In absence of above facilities, autoclaving or microwaving/hydroclaving followed by shredding or mutilation or combination of sterilization and shredding. Waste sharps sent for final disposal to iron foundries (having consent to operate from the State Pollution Control Boards or Pollution Control Committees) or sanitary landfill or designated concrete waste sharp pit |
Red | Contaminated waste (Recyclable) including syringes (without needles and fixed needle syringes), vacutainers with their needles cut and gloves | Red color nonchlorinated plastic bags or containers | |
White—Translucent | Waste sharps such as needles, syringes with fixed needles, needles from needle tip cutter or burner, scalpels, blades, or any other contaminated sharp object that may cause puncture and cuts | Puncture proof, leak proof, tamper proof containers |