Used syringes, vials and tubing highlight challenges in proper segregation and barcoding mandated under biomedical waste compliance systems With 31 tonnes generated daily, compliance lapses, training ...

168 hospitals and 17 waste treatment facilities in state found to be in violation of biomedical waste management rules in last 1 year; unscientific dumping rampant in absence of monitoring mechanism, ...

For effective management of biomedical waste (BMW) generated in the State-run hospitals, the Health Department has nominated Family Welfare Officers in charge of districts and Taluk Health Officers in ...

Another big gap is to ensure that the full waste generated from each medical unit reaches the assigned waste disposal centre on time. Though Karnataka introduced a dedicated biomedical waste ...

Mumbai: The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) issued new guidelines on biomedical waste management, prompted by the findings of a performance audit on the Common Bio-medical Waste Treatment ...