The Environment ministry released the new Bio-medical Waste Management Rules, 2016 which will bring in a wider and more comprehensive regime for bio waste management. The new bio-medical waste management rules will change the way country used to manage this waste earlier. Under the new regime, the coverage has increased and also provides for pre-treatment of lab waste, blood samples, etc. It mandates bar code system for proper control. It has simplified categorisation and authorisation. Thus, it will make a big difference to clean India Mission.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/bio-medical-waste-management-rules-2016
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/ministry-environment-0
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/forests-and-climate-change
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hospital-waste
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/waste-management
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bio-medical-waste-rules-1998-0
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/waste-disposal
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/waste-treatment
