COLOUR CODE SYSTEM IN
WASTE MANAGEMENT
ICNO
Infection Control Unit,
Teaching Hospital,
Jaffna.
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COLOUR CODE SYSTEM IN
WASTE MANAGEMENT
Important aspects in infection
disease control.
Key to control and reduce
nosocomial infection.
The absence of management
measures maximum health risk to
the general public.
Health care waste includes all the
waste generated by medical
activities.
CATEGORIES OF HEALTHCARE WASTE
1. Non-risk health-care waste.
[75-90%]
2. Hazardous health-care waste.
[10-25%]
 Infectious waste [laboratory cultures,
waste form isolation wards]
 Anatomical waste. [body parts]
2.Hazardous health-care waste…
 Pathological waste. [blood, human
fluids]
 Chemical waste. [laboratory
regents, solvents, broken mercury
thermometers]
 Pharmaceutical waste. [expired
drugs, bottles contaminated with
drugs]
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Highly hazardous health-care
waste.[<5%]
 Sharps. [scalpel, needles, blades,
infusion sets, broken glass]
 Highly infectious waste. [microbial
cultures]
Geotoxis waste. [generally used in
oncology, cytotoxic drugs]
 radioactive waste. [urine and excreta
from inpatients treated with
radionuclides, contaminated
glassware]
NATIONAL COLOUR CODE-7
1. Infectious waste-colour to be used
for bins and bags-yellow.
2. Sharp waste-colour to be used for
bins-yellow with a red stripe.
3. General waste-colour to be used
for bins and bags-black.
4. Biodegradable waste-colour to be
used for bins and bags-green.
NATIONAL COLOUR CODE-7………..
5. Glass waste-colour to be used for
bins and bags-red.
6. Paper waste-colour to be used
for bins and bags-blue.
7. Plastics waste-colour to be used
for bins and bags-orange.
•Waste storage place.
•Off site transportation.
•Waste treatment and disposal.
THANK YOU
ICNO
Infection Control Unit,
Teaching Hospital,
Jaffna.