Authors : Tarun Kumar Soni; Mohd. Zeeshan; Ayush Kumar

Volume/Issue : Volume 11 - 2026, Issue 5 - May

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/26May187

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Abstract : Biomedical waste poses a major risk to human health and the environment if it is not appropriately removed or destroyed. In the current world, hospitals must control biomedical waste. It directly affects both the hospital environment and patient safety. BMW management in hospital is very sensitive and strongly advised because it has the largest risk of infectious disease if the waste is not properly processed. BMW waste management entails several phases, including trash identification, type-based sorting, and scientific treatment. This study includes general survey and report of biomedical waste. General survey conducted among the doctors, hospital staff, healthcare personals, and common hospital patients. The report was prepared according to questionary and data collected from various department of hospital. The study results indicated that the people of hospital were aware about the Biomedical waste and generated biomedical waste is properly collected and disposed according toBio-MedicalWaste Management Rules 1998.

Keywords : Biomedical Waste, Human Health, Environment, Dispose of Waste, Hospital, Health Hazardous, Infectious.

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