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 ...

Bengaluru grapples with a daily surge of 31 tonnes of biomedical waste, highlighting significant challenges in segregation and compliance. Lapses, particularly in smaller facilities and among ...

The MLA warned that improper disposal of used syringes, bandages and other medical waste could turn hospitals into sources of ...

Thanks to new guidelines, waste management in India will shift toward a circular economy, embedding extended producer responsibility and ‘polluter pays’ principle into the waste governance structure.