COMMON BIO-MEDICAL WASTE TREATMENT FACILITIES (CBWTFs)
April 21, 2020
In its guidelines, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has marked Common Bio-Medical Waste Treatment Facilities (CBWTFs) as a key factor in the race to contain the coronavirus outbreak.
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According to the Bio-medical Waste Management Rules, 2016, a Common Bio-medical Waste Treatment and Disposal Facility (CBWTF) is a set up where biomedical waste generated from member health care facilities is imparted necessary treatment to reduce adverse effects that this waste may pose on human health and environment.
The treated recyclable waste may finally be sent for disposal in a secured landfill or for recycling.
Since 1998, the CBWTF as an option for treatment of bio-medical waste also been legally introduced in India.
There were 154 CBMWTFs in 17 states and Union Territories, according to affidavits filed by their chief secretaries at the National Green Tribunal (NGT) between January and July last year.
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