Categories of Biomedical Waste
The details categories of biomedical waste are;
Categories No. 1
Human anatomical waste; human tissue, organs, body parts
Treatment and Disposal
Incineration/Deep burial
2. Category No. 2
Animal waste; animal tissue, organs, body part, carcasses bleeding parts (dead body of animals), fluids, blood and experimental animal used in research.
These waste are generated by veterinary hospitals, colleges, discharges from hospital and animal house.
Treatment and Disposal
Incineration/Deep burial
3. Category No. 3
Microbiology and Bacteriology waste
Waste from; laboratory culture, stocks and specimen of microorganisms, human and animal cell culture used, live or attenuated vaccine, infectious agent from research industrial laboratories, waste from production of biological toxins and dishes, device for transfer culture.
Treatment and Disposal
Autoclaving/ microwaving/ incineration
4. Category No. 4
Waste sharps
Needle, syringes, blades, glass, scalpels, small knife, detachable blade
That may puncture and cut.
This includes both used and unused sharps.
Treatment and Disposal
Chemical treatment/autoclaving/Shredding
5. Category No. 5
Discarded medicines and cytoxic drugs
6. Category No 6
Soiled Waste
Contaminated with blood and fluids including;
Cotton, dressing, soiled plaster casts, linen bedding, other material with blood
Treatment and Disposal
Incineration, autoclaving/ microwaving
7. Category No. 7
Solid Waste
It includes waste generated from disposable item other than the waste sharps such as tubing catheters, intravenous sets. All these wastes are soil.
Treatment and Disposal
Disinfection by chemical treatment autoclaving/ autoclaving/microwaving and multiplication/shredding.
8. Category No. 8
Liquid waste
Waste generated from laboratory washing, cleaning, housekeeping and disinfecting activities. Such as water plant
Treatment and disposal
Disinfection by chemical treatment and discharge into drain and dumping.
9. Category No. 9
Incineration Ash
Ash from incineration made up of any type of biomedical waste.
Treatment and Disposal
Disposal in municipal landfill.
10. Category No. 10
Chemical waste
It includes chemicals used in disinfectant such as;
1. Insecticides
2. Pesticides
Treatment and Disposal
Chemical treatment and discharge into drains for liquids and secured land fill for solid.
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