Govt notifies new rules to manage biomedical waste Biomedical waste has been classified into four categories instead of the earlier 10 to improve the segregation of waste at source

the statistics:
1.  The environment ministry said the quantum of waste generated in India is estimated to be 1-2 kg per bed per day in a hospital and 600 gm per day per bed at a clinic.
2. There are 198 common biomedical waste treatment facilities in operation while 28 more are being created. As many as 21,870 healthcare facilities have their own treatment facility while 1,31,837 have to rely on common facilities.
3.  Nearly 85 percent of the hospital waste is non-hazardous while 15 percent is infectious or hazardous.
4. In India, the total biomedical waste generated is 484 total and permanent discharge (TPD) from 1,68,869 healthcare facilities, out of which 447 TPD is treated, according to an official statement. 

• the new rules said that no occupier may establish an on-site treatment and disposal facility if a common biomedical waste treatment facility is available within a radius of 75 km. 
• The operator of common biomedical waste treatment and disposal facility has to ensure timely collection of biomedical waste from the healthcare facilities and also assist them in conducting training, the new rules said.
• the procedure for getting authorization has been simplified.
• The environment ministry’s Bio-medical Waste Management Rules, 2016 also brings vaccination, blood donation and surgical camps under its ambit while providing for pre-treatment of laboratory and microbiological waste, and blood samples and bags on-site .