The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) on January 19, 2021 has issued a circular for Guidelines for handling Bio-medical waste management such as pleural fluid, ascetic fluid, HBs AG positive blood, placenta etc. to various pharmaceutical industries.
The following conditions have been given:
• All the bio-medical waste shall be handed over to the pharmaceutical industries approaching them. In case there is any trouble, the same shall be communicated to the Board.
• Proper handling guidelines shall be followed for the disposal of the waste.
• On a yearly basis, a report shall be handed over to the board in regards with the quantity, quality etc.
• A legal agreement shall be executed about the type of waste collected and handing over of the waste.
