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Salient Features
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- Expansion of rules to include various healthcare activities beyond hospitals.
- Phase-out of certain types of plastic bags and gloves within a specified timeframe.
- Pre-treatment of laboratory waste and implementation of a bar-code system for proper waste disposal.
- Stringent standards for incinerators and emissions limits for pollutants.
- Simplification of authorization procedures for waste management facilities.
- Requirement for state governments to provide land for common biomedical waste treatment facilities.
- Operators of treatment facilities must ensure timely waste collection and conduct training for healthcare facilities.
Amendment Rules, 2018:
- Further phase-out of specific types of plastic bags and gloves within a set deadline.
- Mandate for healthcare facilities to publish annual reports on waste management practices.
- Introduction of barcoding and GPS systems for efficient biomedical waste handling.
These rules and amendments aim to regulate the management of construction and demolition waste and biomedical waste effectively, ensuring environmental sustainability and public health safety.
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