SCHEDULE I

[See rules 3 (e), 4(b), 7(1), 7(2), 7(5), 7 (6) and 8(2)]

Part-1

Biomedical wastes categories and their segregation, collection, treatment, processing and disposal options

Category Type of Waste Types or bags or container to be used Treatment and Disposal options

1 2 3 4
(A) Human Anatomical Yellow coloured non-chlorinated plastic bags
Waste:
Human tissues, organs,
body parts and fetus
below the viability
period (as per the
Medical Termination of
Pregnancy Act 1971,
amended from time to
time).
Yellow coloured non-chlorinated plastic bags Incineration or Plasma Pyrolysis or
(B)Animal Anatomical
deep burial*
Waste :
Experimental animal
carcasses, body parts,
organs, tissues,
including the waste
generated from
animals used in
experiments or testing
in veterinary hospitals
or colleges or animal
houses.
(C) Soiled Waste: Yellow coloured non-chlorinated plastic bags Incineration or Plasma Pyrolysis or
Items contaminated deep burial*
with blood, body fluids bags In absence of above facilities,
containing residual autoclaving or micro-waving/hydroclaving
or discarded blood and followed by shredding or
blood components. mutilation or combination of
like dressings, plaster sterilization and shredding. Treated
casts, cotton swabs and waste to be sent for energy recovery.

(D) Expired or Yellow coloured non-chlorinated plastic bags Expired `cytotoxic drugs and items
Discarded Medicines: contaminated with cytotoxic drugs to be
Yellow Pharmaceutical waste returned back to the manufacturer or
like antibiotics, supplier for incineration at temperature
cytotoxic drugs >1200 0C or to common bio-medical
including all items waste treatment facility or hazardous
contaminated with waste treatment, storage and disposal
cytotoxic drugs along facility for incineration at >12000C Or
with glass or plastic Encapsulation or Plasma Pyrolysis at
ampoules, vials etc. >12000C.
All other discarded medicines shall be
either sent back to manufacturer or
disposed by incineration.
(E) Chemical Waste: Yellow coloured non-chlorinated plastic bags Disposed of by incineration or Plasma
Chemicals used in Pyrolysis or Encapsulation in
production of biological hazardous waste treatment, storage and
and used or discarded disposal facility.
disinfectants.

(F) Chemical Liquid Separate After resource recovery, the chemical

Waste : collection liquid waste shall be pre-treated before
Liquid waste generated system leading mixing with other wastewater. The
due to use of chemicals to effluent combined discharge shall conform to
in production of treatment system the discharge norms given in Schedule-
biological and used or III.
discarded disinfectants,
Silver X-ray film
developing liquid,
discarded Formalin,
infected secretions,
aspirated body
fluids, liquid from
laboratories and floor
washings, cleaning,
house-keeping and
disinfecting activities
etc.
 (G) Discarded linen, Non-chlorinated Non- chlorinated chemical disinfection
mattresses, beddings yellow plastic followed by incineration or Plazma
contaminated with bags or suitable Pyrolysis or for energy recovery.
blood or body fluid. packing material In absence of above facilities, shredding
Non-chlorinated or mutilation or combination of
sterilization and shredding. Treated
waste to be sent for energy recovery or
incineration or Plazma Pyrolysis.

(H) Microbiology, Autoclave safe Pre-treat to sterilize with nonchlorinated

Biotechnology and plastic bags or chemicals on-site as per
other clinical containers National AIDS Control Organisation or
laboratory waste: World Health Organisation guidelines
Blood bags, Laboratory thereafter for Incineration.
cultures, stocks or
specimens of microorganisms,
live or
attenuated vaccines,
human and animal cell
cultures used in
research, industrial
laboratories, production
of biological, residual
toxins, dishes and
devices used for
cultures.
Contaminated Waste Red coloured Autoclaving or micro-waving/
(Recyclable) non-chlorinated hydroclaving followed by shredding or
(a) Wastes generated plastic bags or mutilation or combination of
from disposable items containers sterilization and shredding. Treated
such as tubing, bottles, waste to be sent to registered or
intravenous tubes and authorized recyclers or for energy
Red sets, catheters, urine recovery or plastics to diesel or fuel oil
bags, syringes (without or for road making, whichever is
needles and fixed needle possible.
syringes) and Plastic waste should not be sent to landfill
vaccutainers with their sites.
needles cut) and gloves.
Waste sharps Puncture proof, Autoclaving or Dry Heat Sterilization
including Metals: Leak proof, followed by shredding or mutilation or
Needles, syringes with tamper proof encapsulation in metal container or
fixed needles, needles containers cement concrete; combination of
from needle tip cutter or shredding cum autoclaving; and sent for
burner, scalpels, blades, final disposal to iron foundries (having
or any other consent to operate from the State
White
contaminated sharp Pollution Control Boards or Pollution
object that may cause Control Committees) or sanitary
puncture and cuts. This landfill or designated concrete waste
includes both used, sharp pit.
discarded and
contaminated metal
sharps
(A) Glassware: Cardboard boxes Disinfection (by soaking the washed
Broken or discarded and with blue glass waste after cleaning with
contaminated glass colored marking detergent and Sodium Hypochlorite
including medicine vials treatment) or through autoclaving or
and ampoules except microwaving or hydroclaving and then
those contaminated with sent for recycling.
Blue
cytotoxic wastes

(B) Metallic Body Cardboard boxes

Implants with blue
colored marking