Components of biomedical waste

1) Human anatomical waste (tissues, organ, body parts etc)

2) Animal waste (as above, generated during research/ experimentation, from veterinary hospital, etc.)

3) Microbiological and biotechnological waste such as laboratory cultures microorganisms, human and animal cell cultures, toxins etc.

4) Waste sharps, such as hypodermic needles, syringes, scalpels, broken glass etc.

5) Discarded medicines and cyto-toxic drugs.

6) Soiled waste such as dressing, bandages, plaster casts, material contaminated with blood etc.

7) Solid waste (disposal items like tubes, catheters etc. excluding sharps)

8) Liquid waste generated from any of the infected area.

9) Incineration ash

10) Chemical waste

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