Wastes from hospitals, laboratories, human and animal clinics are considered hazardous and non-hazardous waste. Non-hazardous includes beddings, linens, bandages, and even waste from the kitchen. In ...

In this Waste360 Q&A, Kristin Aldred discusses existing rules around home healthcare waste disposal and gaps in regulation ...

Jamshedpur: A three-member committee has been constituted by the district health department to conduct surprise inspections ...

Jamshedpur: The district health department has instructed healthcare centres and bio-testing labs to adhere to the guidelines of the Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board (JSPCB) and the Bio-Medical ...

The state government hospitals will now have to prepare a waste management plan for disposal of bio-medical waste as per the 'Swachhta Guidelines for Public Health Facilities' released by the Centre ...

Mumbai, Dec 05: Complaints of improper biomedical waste disposal at Cooper Hospital, run by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), were submitted to the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board ...