title: Lawful, non-burn options for injection waste disposal.
abstract: The Government of India has decided to introduce auto disable syringes in the entire country for immunisation which means a lot of immunisation injection waste gets generated in the process. There is a need for managing immunisation waste to avoid occupational risk, risk to the public and also the indirect risks via the environment. Treatment technology options for safe management waste at different locations is elaborated in this article.
authors.affiliation: Dip Environmental Law, Toxics Link/Srishti, New Delhi.
authors.forename: Ratna
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D004209:Disposable Equipment; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007267:Injections / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017744:Medical Waste Disposal / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards*; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D012307:Risk Factors; D013242:Sterilization; D013594:Syringes
chemical_list: D017744:Medical Waste Disposal