Bio-medical waste (BMW) definition
Bio-medical waste (BMW) means any waste, which is generated during the diagnosis, treatment or immunisation of human beings or animals or in research activities pertaining thereto or in the production or testing of biological. It means any solid or liquid waste which may present a threat of infection to humans, including non-liquid tissue, body parts, blood, blood products, and body fluids from humans and other primates; laboratory and veterinary wastes which contain human disease-causing agents; and discarded sharps. BMW is currently being collected and transported by M/s Greencarpet Pvt. Limited in Shimla and incineration activities are managed by MC Shimla and monitoring is done by the Himachal Pradesh State Environment Protection and Pollution Control Board.