Medical waste can be divided into, pharmaceutical waste, pathological waste, infectious waste, medicinal waste, chemical waste. Generally you can use sterilization method, incineration method, plasma method, pyrolysis method and sanitary landfill method to deal with medical waste.
Medical wasteMedical needles, dissecting knives, scalpels, glass test tubes, etc. These are injurious wastes. These are discarded medical sharps that can stab or cut the human body.
Expired, obsolete, spoiled or contaminated waste medicines are pharmaceutical waste. These include discarded generic drugs, discarded cytotoxic drugs and genotoxic drugs.
Medical waste that carries pathogenic microorganisms that pose a risk of spreading infectious diseases is classified as infectious waste. These include items contaminated by patients' blood, body fluids, excreta, and plastic medical waste such as garbage generated by patients with infectious diseases.