Tag: Gujarat Pollution Control Board

COVID Waste
Gujarat PCB to set up additional BMW facilities

Gujarat PCB to set up additional BMW facilities

The Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) has decided to enhance its biomedical waste (BMW) facilities in view of COVID-19 pandemic. At present there are 20 Common Treatment Plants operational throughout the state where biomedical wastes,…

Medical
Ahmedabad: Cost of BMW collection and disposal touches record high

Ahmedabad: Cost of BMW collection and disposal touches record high

Following the COVID pandemic and lockdown, the cost of collection and disposal of bio-medical waste (BMW) in Ahmedabad has shot up to Rs 50 per kg from Rs 24 per kg, reports The Times of…