This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: None, Subject name: Social & Preventive Medicine
All of the following waste can be incinerated, except: 
Select and explain. 
A. Anatomical waste, B. Infectious waste, C. Sharps, D. Cytotoxic Waste
C: Sharps
Answer: C: Sharps 
Explanation: Out of all the given options, only sharps cannot be incinerated. sharps include needles, syringes, scalpels, blades and glass. Sharps need to be disinfected either by chemotherapy, auto-claving, microwaving or mutilation shedding. While cytotoxic waste, anatomical waste and infectious waste are incinerated and the incinerated ash is disposed in the municipal land fill. Ref: Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine 19th edition; pages