Think twice before tossing any outdated or expired medicines you may have at home. Flushing certain drugs down the toilet to ...

Bio-medical waste means a waste, which is generated during the diagnosis,treatment or Immunization of human beings or animals or in research activities.

Earlier too, biomedical waste appeared in different areas of the city. In August 2017, a team from Punjab Pollution Control Board found this hazardous material with a scrap dealer in Dhanas.

India’s drug authority urges urgent disposal of 17 high-risk expired medicines, warning of fatal risks and environmental harm. Flushing or proper collection is key to safety., Health News - Times Now ...

Types of Biomedical Waste . In different countries, biomedical waste is being classified differently, but often the terms can be used interchangeably.According to US EPA (the United States ...

BRISTOL, Conn. (WTNH) — Bristol residents and environment advocates are worried about what could potentially be in the air as a plant seeks state permits to burn biomedical waste. Covanta, no… ...

Biomedical waste being dumped like this puts both patients and attendees at risk. GH and Corporation officials must act immediately to eliminate open dumping," said Ibrahim, a CPI functionary.

The biomedical waste Reworld seeks to burn is not hazardous and does not include human fetal tissue, human remains, bulk pathological wastes, bulk chemotherapeutic wastes, formaldehyde, iodine ...

Through the applications, Reworld Bristol, Inc. “proposes to modify the existing resources recovery facility to accept and process Biomedical Waste,” and the facility is permitted to receive ...

New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI): Union Minister for Science and Technology, Jitendra Singh, officially launched the "Srjanam" biomedical waste conversion rig at AIIMS, New Delhi, on Monday ...

Residents say that the illegal dumping of biomedical waste at the Hosakerehalli Lake is refusing to cease; the 53-acre water body has been ailing with multiple issues for a long time ...