Biomedical Waste Management Guidelines

Yellow

Human Anatomical Waste

Animal waste

Microbiology and Biotechnology waste

Solid waste – Contaminated with Blood and Fluids including cotton, dressings, soiled plasters, beddings)

Red

Solid wastes

Rubber tubes

Catheters

IV set

Blue

Waste Sharps

Used and Unused needles

Syringes

Scalpels etc

Black

Cytotoxic drugs

Discarded medicines

Incineration Ash

Chemicals for disinfection, Insecticide

Link to New Draft Guidelines of BMW 

http://www.imanhb.org/pdf/color-coding-2016.pdf