PHARMACEUTICAL AND BIOMEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT: AN OVERVIEW ON PLANT LAYOUT AND LOCATION
AbstractBiomedical and Pharmaceutical waste management is essential for safeguarding public health as well as environmental sustainability. Efficient waste management systems are crucial to minimize the adverse impact of biomedical waste. This article gives the key aspects of bio- medical and pharmaceutical waste management including plant location, land requirement, area, machines and equipment, infrastructure, collection and transportation. This article mainly focusses on the no-burn technologies used for treating most of the categories of pharmaceutical waste, highlighting the need for incineration for specific categories of waste and other equipment required for proper treatment of waste. This article also explains in detail the basic infrastructure setup of a common bio-medical waste treatment facility (CBWTF).
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IJPSR
S. Deepu *, Kinchal S. Kesav and S. Aadhithyan
Department of Pharmaceutics, Ahalia School of Pharmacy, Palakkad Kerala, India.
deepzmpharm@gmail.com
13 November 2024
13 December 2024
13 March 2025
10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.16(5).1216-22
01 May 2025
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