Clinical waste

EPA is responsible for the regulation, storage, transport, treatment and disposal of clinical and related wastes in Victoria under the Environment Protection (Industrial Waste Resource) Regulations 2009. EPA provides the following guidance for generators of clinical and related wastes:

• Industrial Waste Resource Guidelines – Clinical and Related Waste - Operational Guidance

For storage and handling requirements for these wastes, refer to the Biohazard Waste Industry Australia and New Zealand (BWI) Industry Code of Practice for the Management of Clinical and Related Wastes (the Code of Practice).

• Down load the Code of Practice (5th Edition)
• Order a hard copy of the Code of Practice from the BWI
• BWI website

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