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    CROSS INFECTION CONTROL - IV: WASTE DISPOSAL The bio-dental waste management has emerged as a critical and important function in the entire ambit of providing quality health care, The first action in cach patient area should be to segregate these waste components at the time of waste generation and keep them segregated until final disposal, This allows the bulk of the waste (general waste) to be disposed off via the municipal route and the smaller volumes of potentially infectious health care waste to be handled and disposed off in a more secure manner. The waste is categorized as follows and should be segregated according! General Waste Separate into organic waste that can be composted and recycled such as stationary waste, cartons, boxes ete. Biomedical Waste Must be separated into the following: + Infectious Sharps Needle and syringes, reamers, wires, orthodontic bands, lancets, scalpels, broken glass etc. + Infectious Non-Sharp Wastes Surgical specimens, extracted teeth etc + Soiled Waste Non-plastic items such as dres blood and/or body fluids ings, cotton, linen, bandages, etc. soiled with + Solid Waste Disposable non- incinerable plastic items such as used gloves, catheters, intravenous sets etc, Waste should be placed into appropriate colour-coded and labelled containers. The containers should have an outer rigid part made of plastic or metal (with a lid and handles) and an inner lining of disposable polythene bugs. Containers should be emptied every day and internal lining be replaced. Scanned with CamScanner Colour Coding System Colour-coded bags and bins are used for ease of segregation and ultimate disposal. Waste Categories Contents i Td Stationery waste, cartons etc. a Colour Coding Solid, Non-sharp waste Soiled waste Infected non- sharp waste Needles, lancets, reamei orthodontic bands etc. Table 10: Colour Coding Systems for Waste Categories Scanned with CamScanner

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