Monday 1 July 2013

Filled Under:

Color Coding for Medical Waste Management


Yellow ::  Infectious waste which requires disposal by incineration

Orange :: Infectious waste which may be treated to render it safe prior to disposal or alternatively it can be    
incinerated 

Yellow & Black :: Offensive/hygiene waste which may be landfilled.

Green :: Non Hazardous medicinal waste

Purple :: Cytotoxic or cytostatic waste which must be incinerated.

Black :: Domestic waste which does not contain sharps,medicinal waste or infectious materials.