This includes used menstrual cloth, sanitary napkins, disposable diapers, bandages and any material that is contaminated with blood or
other body fluids.

Biomedical Waste

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Solution

The correct option is A Biomedical Waste
Biomedical waste includes used menstrual cloth, sanitary napkins, disposable diapers, bandages and any material that is contaminated with blood or other body fluids.

Medical wastes are classified as infectious wastes and non-infectious waste. Most of the biomedical waste is toxic in nature.

Non-infectious waste: It is not harmful and do not result in spread of any infection. Examples include: catheters, colostomy bags etc.

Infectious waste: Needles with pathogens, blood containing swabs etc. are the source of infections.

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This includes used menstrual cloth, sanitary napkins, disposable diapers, bandages and any material that is contaminated with blood or other body fluids.

This includes used menstrual cloth, sanitary napkins, disposable diapers, bandages and any material that is contaminated with blood or
other body fluids.