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According to the Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules 2016, chemical liquid biomedical waste should be discarded in which colour-coded container?
According to the Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules 2016, chemical liquid biomedical waste should be discarded in which colour-coded container?
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Anatomical, expired drugs, cytotoxic and chemical waste all share the same colour bin.
Updated On: Jun 23, 2026
- White
- Yellow
- Blue
- Red
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The Correct Option is B
Solution and Explanation
Step 1: Recall the colour code of the 2016 biomedical waste rules: yellow, red, blue and white (translucent).
Step 2: The yellow category covers human and animal anatomical waste, soiled waste, expired or discarded medicines, chemical waste (solid and liquid) and cytotoxic waste, and laboratory or microbiology waste.
Step 3: Chemical liquid waste, including discarded or used chemicals and liquid body secretions, falls in this yellow category. Cytotoxic chemical waste carries an additional CYTOTOXIC label.
The other bins differ: red is for contaminated recyclable plastics (tubing, IV sets), blue is for glassware and metallic sharps, white (translucent puncture-proof) is for needles and sharps.
So chemical liquid waste goes in the yellow bin.
Ref: Park Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 24e, p.831.
Step 2: The yellow category covers human and animal anatomical waste, soiled waste, expired or discarded medicines, chemical waste (solid and liquid) and cytotoxic waste, and laboratory or microbiology waste.
Step 3: Chemical liquid waste, including discarded or used chemicals and liquid body secretions, falls in this yellow category. Cytotoxic chemical waste carries an additional CYTOTOXIC label.
The other bins differ: red is for contaminated recyclable plastics (tubing, IV sets), blue is for glassware and metallic sharps, white (translucent puncture-proof) is for needles and sharps.
So chemical liquid waste goes in the yellow bin.
Ref: Park Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 24e, p.831.
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