We don’t think about it much, but what happens to all the medical waste from hospitals and health centers? Are infectious waste products such as used syringes, used gloves, and other products get quarantined, sterilized or disposed of properly, so as to avoid posing a public health hazard?

Read this chilling report.

“….70 percent of medical waste dumped in the local dustbins is infectious. Waste like used syringes, gloves and others are picked by scavengers. These are later sold to unknowing patients or their family members at a price lower than the price of an average syringe or pair of gloves…..”

and then this bit:

“….Infectious waste, at one time was dumped into garbage landfills of the city. Such waste decomposes with time and may seep into underground water supplies, cultivated lands contaminating soil and water. Gross incineration of this waste also causes pollution….”