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Industry update – Guidelines for Common Bio Medical Waste Treatment

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Guidelines for Common Bio-medical Waste Treatment and Disposal Facilities

The Guidelines for Common Biomedical Waste Treatment and Disposal Facilities (CBWTFs) were introduced by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC), Government of India.

These guidelines aim to ensure the safe, scientific, and environmentally sound handling of biomedical waste generated by healthcare facilities.

CBWTF stands for Common Biomedical Waste Treatment and Disposal Facility. It is a centralized facility designed to collect, treat, and dispose of biomedical waste generated from healthcare facilities (such as hospitals, clinics, laboratories, etc.) within a specific region.

As the amount of biomedical waste continues to increase—especially after the COVID-19 pandemic—the need for centralized facilities that can efficiently serve multiple healthcare units has become more urgent. They are especially important for smaller healthcare units that lack the resources to treat waste independently. By standardizing procedures and encouraging centralized treatment, these guidelines help minimize health risks, environmental pollution, and legal non-compliance.

The guidelines establish standards for site selection, infrastructure requirements, waste collection, transportation, treatment, disposal, staff safety, and legal compliance.

Click here to read the Guideline document

Source: https://cpcb.nic.in/openpdffile.php?id=TGF0ZXN0RmlsZS80NDBfMTc0NDgwMDgzMl9tZWRpYXBob3RvMTA1MjUucGRm

Single use Plastic Ban in India

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Notification on Ban on the use of Single use Plastics by the Union Environment Ministry

A ban on the use of single-use plastics that was notified by the Union Environment Ministry on August 2021 came into effect on July 1 this year

According to the Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021 notified by the Central Government, the manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale and use of following single-use plastics including polystyrene and expanded polystyrene will be prohibited with effect from July 1, 2022.

> Ear buds with plastic sticks, plastic sticks for balloons, plastic flags, candy sticks, ice-cream sticks, polystyrene (thermocol) for decoration;

> Plates, cups, glasses, cutlery such as forks, spoons, knives, straw, trays, wrapping or packing films around sweet boxes, invitation cards, and cigarette packets, plastic or PVC banners less than 100 microns and stirrers

Penalties under Plastic & Thermocol Notification

As per the Act, failure to comply with the provisions is punishable with imprisonment which may extend to five years with a fine which may extend to Rs 1 lakh or with both.

In case the violations are repeated, an additional fine which may extend to five thousand rupees for every day during which such violation continuous may be imposed. Link for an illustrated guide book published by Maharashtra Pollution Control Board is given below:

Download Guide Book Here

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