• Utpal Roy
• Soumyadip Chatterjee
• Meghna Maiti

The quality and quantity of various waste from different sources may adversely affect physical environment as well as human life. Among all types, one of the most dangerous is biomedical waste as this is highly toxic and hazardous in nature. But these toxicity and infectivity can be dangerous when not properly contained and disposed of. Even these infectious and bio-hazardous could lead to the spread of infectious diseases and everyday exposure to the waste results in accumulation of harmful substance or microbes in the person’s body. The present initiative is to notice the current process of biomedical waste management and the condition of waste handlers in different hospitals and perception of respondents regarding handling besides management of hazardous biomedical waste.

Biomedical Waste, Health Care Workers, Common Biomedical Waste Treatment Facilities, Infectious diseases

"Handling and Management of Biomedical Waste: Case Study of Four Leading Hospitals in Kolkata", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 7, page no.782-788, July-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR180Z010.pdf

"Handling and Management of Biomedical Waste: Case Study of Four Leading Hospitals in Kolkata", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 7, page no. pp782-788, July-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR180Z010.pdf