This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Hospital waste and disaster management, Occupational health, Subject name: Social & Preventive Medicine
Hospital waste product accounts 
Select and explain. 
A. Paper: 40%, B. Plastic:10%, C. Infectious waste: 30%, D. Rage: 30%
B: Plastic:10%
Answer: B: Plastic:10% 
Explanation: 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