Infectious waste is any waste with the presence or the reasonable anticipated presence of blood or other potentially infectious materials on an item or surface.

Items that cannot be sterilized—or for other reasons need to be destroyed—can be packed into an infectious waste shipping container for destruction by incineration. These items will be shipped off ...

While some violations varied, all hospitals were cited for failing to properly package infectious waste in containers that could prevent leaks to the environment, records show.

Biological and chemical contaminated sharps should be treated first as a biological waste. Once the biological agents have been deactivated by autoclave, the remaining chemical waste should be ...

Infectious or biohazardous waste. This is waste that’s contaminated with things that could infect people. It includes: Materials with blood or other bodily fluids in or on them Cultures and ...

Soft Wastes Biological Soft Waste Biohazardous soft wastes are materials that are not biohazardous sharps and will not poke holes in the biohazard bags. Biohazardous soft wastes include materials such ...

Remove protective equipment and manage the disposable items as infectious waste. Take necessary steps to replenish spill containment and cleanup materials. The supervisor or manager of the spill ...

The volume of potentially infectious waste handled by the Pollution Control Department last year was 87% higher than in 2020 due to surging Covid-19 infections, its chief told media yesterday.

To reduce the risk of environmental transmission of pathogens via contaminated surfaces and via exposure to infectious medical waste, facilities need to be open to new approaches for safe disposal.