Medical care is vital for our life, health and well being .But the waste generated from medical activities can be hazardous, toxic and even lethal because of their high potential for diseases transmission. The hazardous and toxic part of the waste from health care establishments comprising infectious, bio-medical and radio-active material as well as sharps (hypodermic needles,knives,scalpels etc.) constitute a grave risk , if these are not properly treated/disposed or allowed to get mixed with other municipal waste . Its properties to encourage growth of various pathogens and vectors and its ability to contaminate other non-hazardous/non-toxic municipal waste jeopardizes the efforts undertaken for overall municipal waste management. The rag pickers and waste workers are often worst affected , because unknowingly or unwittingly , they rummage through all kinds of poisonous material while trying to salvage items which they can sell or reuse . At the same time, this kind of illegal and un - from Amzon