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Waste Management
District level hospital guidelines applicable for interns and comm service doctors. Published in 2016
Aspects to remember when dealing with waste are:-
- RE-THINK
- RE-USE
- RE- DUCE
- RE-CYCLE,
There are six main containers where waste is disposed of mainly:
| Black plastic or a transparent packet | General Waste: e.g. Newspaper, coke can, paper, paper packaging, outer cover of the glove packet, chocolate, sweet paper wrappings |
| Red Plastic Packet | e.g. any items soiled with body fluid, dressings,bandages, gauze, vomit, jeaces, used gloves, disposable, personal protective clothing -- theatre attire caps, masks, over shoes, disposable aprons, intravenous lines, empty vacolitre bags |
| Yellow Plastic Bucket (bugzbin) | For sharps only e.g. needles, syringes, lancets, blood tubes, vials |
| Red Plastic Bucket (for anatomical waste) | HUMAN TISSUE e.g. placentas, unviable fetuses, digits, retained products of conception |
| Speci-can | Trochars, amniotic hooks, spinal monometers |
| Green Plastic Bucket | Pharmaceutical waste, e.g. expired or spoiled medication |
Segregate at source.
Please consult with the ward staff if you are uncertain as to where the waste should be disposed in.
Complied by Matron Ruth Thomas