Q11. Consider the following statements about Waste Management:

1. Inadequate waste management can cause pollution, growth and multiplication of vectors like insects and rodents.

2. Biomedical waste is any kind of waste containing infectious (or potentially infectious) materials

Which of the statements are correct?

The correct option is C

c) Both 1 and 2

• Inadequate waste management can cause pollution, growth and multiplication of vectors like insects and rodents and may lead to transmission of diseases like typhoid, cholera and AIDS through syringes and needles. Besides, its impact on environment, especially in developing countries, must also be considered.
• Biomedical waste is any kind of waste containing infectious (or potentially infectious) materials. It may also include waste associated with the generation of biomedical waste that visually appears to be of medical or laboratory origin (e.g., packaging, unused bandages, infusion kits, etc.), as well research laboratory waste containing biomolecules or organisms that are restricted from environmental release.
• As detailed below, discarded sharps are considered biomedical waste whether they are contaminated or not, due to the possibility of being contaminated with blood and their propensity to cause injury when not properly contained and disposed of. Biomedical waste is a type of bio waste.
• Biomedical waste may be solid or liquid. Examples of infectious waste include discarded blood, sharps, unwanted microbiological cultures and stocks, identifiable body parts (including those as a result of amputation), other human or animal tissue, used bandages and dressings, discarded gloves, other medical supplies that may have been in contact with blood and body fluids, and laboratory waste that exhibits the characteristics described above. Waste sharps include potentially contaminated used (and unused discarded) needles, scalpels, lancets and other devices capable of penetrating skin.