Hospital waste product accounts: (A) Paper: 40%, (B) Plastic:10%, (C) Infectious waste: 30%, (D) Rage: 30%
Answer is B. The average composition of hospital wastes in India is: - 15% rags -15% - 10% metals- 1% infectious wastes-1.5% -4% wastes-53.5% Reference : Park&;s textbook of preventive and social medicine, 23rd edition, pg no:790, table 2