Some wastes can harm human beings and the environment. Therefore, the need to contain them has become a priority for everyone. This kind of harmful substance is called biohazardous waste, which usually exists in clinical laboratories, health care facilities, the pharmaceutical industry, and research facilities. The container used to seal the biohazard waste is called a Biohazard Bag.

What is a Biohazard Bag?

The name itself is a self-evident term, emphasizing the word "biological hazard". The need for the collection, storage, and Biohazardous Waste Disposal has been clarified by all scientists, health workers, and environmentalists. As a result, these pollutants are collected in special types of bags called Biohazard Bags, which consist of HDPE, polypropylene, plastic, and polyethylene.

These Hazardous Waste Plastic Bags are very popular in all medical sectors, especially during the covid-19 pandemic. In the past seven months, the demand for Biohazard Bags, which are used to discard the excreta of coronavirus-infected patients, has increased dramatically. According to a report released by research dive, the global Biohazard Bag market will exceed the $469.1 million mark by 2027, because all medical facilities have increased the use of Biohazard Bags.

Commonly used Biohazard Bags:

There are different kinds of bags for various types of biohazardous materials. The preferred important Biohazard Bags for all departments dealing with Infectious Hazardous Waste are as follows:

Red Biohazard Bag:

Such bags are usually used to separate hazardous substances from uncontaminated substances. Red Biohazard Bags are used to collect pathological waste and only those objects that have blood on them. Commonly included contaminants are anatomical waste and body fluids such as semen, tissue, saliva, animal carcasses, and organs. In addition, clothes soaked in blood, sample swabs, toxic medical equipment, and infected gloves are collected and sealed in the Biohazard Bag.

Avoid placing alcohol, chemicals, solvents, lead, radioactive waste, food packaging, and pharmaceutical wastewater in Red Biohazard Bags as they are not used to treat such waste.

Yellow Biohazard Bag:

The bags are used to handle chemicals, infectious clinical materials, and drugs. In addition, dressings, swabs, paper towels, aprons, dirty gloves, diapers, and mats were collected and packed in yellow Biohazard Bags. Other uncommon objects, such as intravenous infusion tubes, liquid bags, syringes, and metal parts, are also part of the biohazardous waste entering these bags.

Anatomical waste, placental debris, pathological waste, domestic waste, and non-infectious waste are not included in the Yellow Biohazard Bag.

Autoclave Biohazard Bag:

These Biomedical Garbage Bags are made up of colors such as red, yellow, and transparent to help distinguish the type of waste entering each bag.

The biological hazard bag of autoclave includes the following special functions:

Under normal conditions, they are explosion-proof.

All of these bags have biohazard labels on them.

They passed ASTMD 1709-85 165 gram dart test.

The tolerance temperature is 141 ℃

They are made of HDPE (high-density polyethylene) and LDPE (low-density polyethylene) plastics.

Precautions when handling Biohazard Bags:

Just like all systems, devices, and technologies; Biohazard Bags also have a strict protocol to follow while dealing with them. The main rules are as follows:

• Put a biohazard label on each bag.
• Always wear aprons, gloves, goggles, and masks when transferring the contaminated waste from Biohazard Bags.
• Do not dispose of biohazardous waste in urban or municipal bins, which are only collected by licensed medical waste contractors.
• Biohazard Bags are placed in medical waste containers.
• Autoclave on-site before handling contaminants.
• When dealing with liquid biohazardous waste, use pallets or buckets as a preventive measure.
• The waste liquid is treated with a bleaching agent or autoclave before treatment; However, in the case of body fluids and chemicals, do not carry out such operations.
• For sharp objects, use anti-puncture and anti-leakage Biohazard Bags.
• Pathological waste is packed in double bags to prevent leakage.