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The document outlines the colour coding and container types for the disposal of different categories of biomedical waste in India. Yellow containers should be used for human anatomical waste and microbiology waste. Red containers are for waste sharps like needles and blades. Blue containers hold discarded medicines and cytotoxic drugs. Chemical waste is collected in black containers. General waste is discarded in a black container. A green container is used exclusively for kitchen waste.
The document outlines the colour coding and container types for the disposal of different categories of biomedical waste in India. Yellow containers should be used for human anatomical waste and microbiology waste. Red containers are for waste sharps like needles and blades. Blue containers hold discarded medicines and cytotoxic drugs. Chemical waste is collected in black containers. General waste is discarded in a black container. A green container is used exclusively for kitchen waste.
The document outlines the colour coding and container types for the disposal of different categories of biomedical waste in India. Yellow containers should be used for human anatomical waste and microbiology waste. Red containers are for waste sharps like needles and blades. Blue containers hold discarded medicines and cytotoxic drugs. Chemical waste is collected in black containers. General waste is discarded in a black container. A green container is used exclusively for kitchen waste.
(wastes from laboratory cultures, stocks or specimens of micro- organisms live or attenuated vaccines, human and animal cell culture used in research and infectious agents from research and industrial laboratories, wastes from production of biological, toxins, dishes and devices used for transfer of cultures)
(Items contaminated with blood, and body fluids including cotton, dressings, soiled plaster casts, lines, beddings, other material contaminated with blood)
YELLOW
Solid Waste
(Wastes generated from disposable items other than the waste [sharps] such as tubings, catheters, intravenous sets etc).
RED
Waste sharps
(Needles, syringes, scalpels, blades, glass, etc. that may cause puncture and cuts. This includes both used and unused sharps)
BLUE
Discarded Medicines and Cytotoxic drugs
Chemical Waste
General Waste (wastes comprising of outdated, contaminated and discarded medicines)
(Chemicals used in production of biologicals, chemicals used in disinfection, as insecticides, etc.)
Paper and other official stationary waste, other general waste etc.