Despite the EU's mandate for separate bio-waste collection, introduced on 1 January 2024, a substantial portion of Europe's bio-waste remains improperly managed. Recent findings reveal that less than ...

The consortium said that, while Article 22 of the Waste Framework Directive (WFD) has brought bio-waste management into the spotlight, the past year has proved that much more needs to be done. Article ...

Despite pressure from a number of EU countries to table a specific directive on biowaste, the European Commission argues that similar economic and environmental benefits can be achieved through better ...

The wastes pose threat not only to human but animals also, say health experts. State pollution board will set up three new common bio-medical waste incineration facilities in state. Roughly 60% ...

Ranchi: The department of health, medical education and family welfare on Tuesday rolled out a bio-medical waste management programme at the Nagri primary health centre. The pilot project is Jharkhand ...

Jamshedpur's health department has issued a warning to healthcare centres over the improper disposal of bio-medical waste, ...

“The data indicate there is better reporting on bio-medical waste collection and disposal according to the central government rules, as we have the best network compared to other states,” said Amar ...

Jamshedpur: The district health department has instructed healthcare centres and bio-testing labs to adhere to the guidelines of the Jharkhand State P.

Jamshedpur: A three-member committee has been constituted by the district health department to conduct surprise inspections ...

BERHAMPUR: The Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BeMC) has privatised the management of bio-medical waste collected from urban health centres in silk city. The city has eight urban primary health ...