Segregation and Treatment of Dressing Waste

In many departments waste is less and normally they do not have treatment facility for the bio-medical waste. In their case, intermediate storage area is not required. They should install a needle cutter and a small device for cutting plastic tubing, gloves etc.

In case, highly infectious bio-medical waste is expected to be generated, they may consider installing a separate steam autoclave of suitable size exclusively for this purpose. This particular autoclave should never be used for sterilizing medical supplies or surgical equipment. Such establishments require provision for segregated storage (according to the rules) which can be packed in sealed containers/sturdy bags and handed over to the agency carrying them to the common treatment/disposal facility.