INTRODUCTION Waste generated from medical activities can be hazardous, toxic and even lethal because of their high potential for diseases transmission. The hazardous and toxic parts of waste from health care establishment include-- .waste from health care establishment . infectious, bio-medical and radioactive materials -sharps (hypodermic needles, knives, scalpels etc.
All these constitute a grave risk, if these are not properly treated/disposed or is allowed to get mixed with other municipal waste. Its propensity to encourage growth of various pathogen and vectors and its ability to contaminate other nonhazardous/non-toxic municipal waste jeopardises the efforts undertaken for overall municipal waste management. More over the rag pickers and waste workers are often worst affected, because unknowingly or…
