All of the following waste can be incinerated, except:
Correct Answer: Sharps
Description: 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
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