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Option Waste Category Treatment & Disposal
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Category No. I Human Anatomical Waste
(human tissues, organs, body parts) incineration@/deep burial*
Category No. 2 Animal Waste
(animal tissues, organs, body parts carcasses, bleeding parts, fluid, incineration@/deep burial*
blood and experimental animals used in research, waste generated
by veterinary hospitals colleges, discharge from hospitals, animal
houses)
Category No 3 Microbiology & Biotechnology Waste
(wastes from laboratory cultures, stocks or specimens of micro- local autoclaving/micro-organisms live or attenuated vaccines, human and animal cell waving/incineration@culture used in research and infectious agents from research and industrial laboratories, wastes from production of biologicals,toxins, dishes and devices used for transfer of cultures)
Category No 4 Waste sharps
(needles, syringes, scalpels, blades, glass, etc. that may cause disinfection (chemical treat-puncture and cuts. This includes both used and unused sharps)ment@01/auto claving/micro-
Category No 5 Discarded Medicines and Cytotoxic drugs
(wastes comprising of outdated, contaminated and discarded inc ineratio n@/destruct ion and medicines)drugs disposal in secured landfills
Category No 6 Solid Waste
(Items contaminated with blood, and body fluids including cotton,
dressings, soiled plaster casts, lines, beddings, other material incineration@
contaminated with blood)
Category No. 7 Solid Waste
(wastes generated from disposable items other than the waste shaprs disinfection by chemical such as tubings, catheters, intravenous sets etc). treatment@@ autoclaving/
Category No. 8 Liquid Waste
(waste generated from laboratory and washing, cleaning, house- disinfection by chemical keeping and disinfecting ctivities) treatment@@ and discharge into drains.
Category No. 9 Incineration Ash
(ash from incineration of any bio-medical waste) disposal in municipal landfill
Category No. 10 Chemical Waste
(chemicals used in production of biologicals, chemicals used in chemical treatment@@ and disinfection, as insecticides, etc.)discharge into drains for liquids and secured landfill for solids
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@@ Chemicals treatment using at least 1% hypochlorite solution or any other equivalent chemical reagent. It must be ensured that chemical treatment ensures disinfection.
## Multilation/shredding must be such so as to prevent unauthorised reuse.
@ There will be no chemical pretreatment before incineration. Chlorinated plastics shall not be incinerated.
* Deep burial shall be an option available only in towns with population less than five lakhs and in rural areas.
SCHEDULE II
(see Rule 6)
COLOUR CODING AND TYPE OF CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL OF BIO-MEDICAL WASTES
Colour Conding
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Type of Container -I Waste Category
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Treatment options as per
Schedule I
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Yellow
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Plastic bag Cat. 1, Cat. 2, and Cat. 3,
Cat. 6.
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Incineration/deep burial
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Red
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Disinfected container/plastic bag Cat. 3, Cat. 6, Cat.7.
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Autoclaving/Microwaving/
Chemical Treatment
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Blue/White
translucent
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Plastic bag/puncture proof Cat. 4, Cat. 7.
Container
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Autoclaving/Microwaving/
Chemical Treatment and
destruction/shredding
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Black
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Plastic bag Cat. 5 and Cat. 9 and
Cat. 10. (solid)
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Disposal in secured landfill
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