Question

According to the Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules 2016, chemical liquid biomedical waste should be discarded in which colour-coded container?

• A. White
• B. Yellow
• C. Blue
• D. Red

Hint:

Anatomical, expired drugs, cytotoxic and chemical waste all share the same colour bin.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Colour-code map (BMW Rules 2016):
Yellow: anatomical, soiled, expired drugs, chemical (solid and liquid), cytotoxic, lab and microbiology waste.
Red: contaminated recyclable plastic waste like tubing, catheters and IV sets.
Blue: broken or discarded glassware and metallic body implants or sharps.
White: translucent puncture-proof box for needles and other sharps.
Apply it: Chemical liquid waste, including used or discarded chemicals and liquid secretions, sits squarely in the yellow stream, with cytotoxic items getting an extra CYTOTOXIC mark.
So the answer is yellow. A quick way to remember: yellow is the broad incineration bin for everything biological or chemical that must be destroyed. Ref: Park PSM, 24e, p.831.