Name the type of waste generated in hospitals and pathological laboratories

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Biomedical waste
Biomedical waste is any waste containing infectious or potentially infectious materials.
These wastes are generated during the diagnosis, treatment, and immunization of humans and animals.
Biomedical wastes can be in both solid and liquid forms.
Examples of biomedical wastes include: Waste sharps such as needles, lancets, syringes, scalpels, and broken glass, etc.

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