Healthcare Waste — Segregate at the Point of Generation
Four bins, four colours, one rule: it goes in the right bin the moment it is waste, or it never will
What it is
The WHO colour-coded segregation scheme on one poster: general (black), infectious (yellow), sharps (yellow puncture-proof), pharmaceutical and chemical (brown), with what goes where and what never goes in the general bin.
Where to use it
Above every waste station; in the sluice; in the induction pack. Adapt colours to national rules before printing. Evidence for: Hospital Standard 3 — waste management; Universal Floor — staff safety. Evidence for: Hospital Standard 3 — waste management; Universal Floor — staff safety. Evidence for: Hospital Standard 3 — waste management; Universal Floor — staff safety. Evidence for: Hospital Standard 3 — waste management; Universal Floor — staff safety. Evidence for: Hospital Standard 3 — waste management; Universal Floor — staff safety. Evidence for: Hospital Standard 3 — waste management; Universal Floor — staff safety. Evidence for: Hospital Standard 3 — waste management; Universal Floor — staff safety.
Translate and adapt
English master edition. Georgian and other translations are added as they are clinically reviewed. Any facility may translate, add its logo and adapt wording to local practice — keeping the ASF block, the source attribution and the licence line on the sheet. Clinical thresholds and drug doses must be confirmed against national protocols before use.
The same code is printed on the tool itself. Scan it in any facility to reach this page.
Needlestick or Sharps Injury — What to Do Now
Waste Management — Monthly Ward Audit
Blood and Body-Fluid Spill — Clean-Up Card
Safe Injection Practices — One Needle, One Syringe, One Patient, One Time
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