Archive · 26 Oct 2025
Collector Orders Strict Biomedical Waste Management Compliance
The District Collector of Nandyal, G Raja Kumari, wants hospitals and clinics to be very careful about how they throw away medical waste.
She told them to follow the rules from the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board.
Expired medicines can't be mixed with regular trash.
Hospitals must separate waste into red, yellow, blue, and white bags.
They also have to report their waste information on a special app every day.
This is to keep the environment and people healthy.
Not following these rules will lead to consequences.
District Collector G Raja Kumari instructed strict adherence to APPCB guidelines.
The review meeting took place at the Collector's chamber on Saturday.
Medical establishments must handle waste according to legal and environmental standards.
Expired medicines must be disposed of scientifically, not mixed with regular waste.
Hospitals must upload daily biomedical waste data on the 'Biomedical Waste Management App'.
- Who
- District Collector G Raja Kumari
- What
- Instructed officials to enforce biomedical waste management guidelines.
- When
- Saturday (review meeting)
- Where
- Nandyal
- Why
- To ensure environmental protection and public health.
- District
- Nandyal
- Official
- District Collector G Raja Kumari
- Guidelines
- APPCB Biomedical Waste Management
- Meeting Location
- Collector's Chamber
- App
- Biomedical Waste Management App