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Table 1.

Colour Categories of BMW as per BMWM rules, 2016, amendments 2018,2019 and CPCB guidelines 2020.

2.5.

∗Barcode label will have to be made available on every bag or container as per CPCB guidelines.

∗∗For disinfection of BMWM articles freshly prepared 1–2% Sodium hypochlorite is recommended.

∗∗∗1% Sodium hypochlorite is 1:100 dilution (525–615 ppm of available chlorine).

∗∗∗∗Hospital supply of sodium hypochlorite is 10% or 4% (please see label and manufacturers instructions).

∗∗∗∗∗All lab waste: patient's samples, blood bags, toxins, live and attenuated vaccines, cultures (liq/solid), devices used to transfer cultures need pretreatment by autoclaving/microwaving/hydroclaving etc-then their respective category plastic (red)/glass (blue).