Common Biomedical Waste Treatment Facilities/Service Provider The Biomedical Waste Management Rules, 2016 was published by the Government of India under Environmental Protection Act, 1986. The said Rules apply to all persons who generate, collect, receive, store, transport, treat, dispose, or handle bio medical waste in any form including hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, dispensaries, veterinary institutions, animal houses, pathological laboratories, blood banks, ayush hospitals, clinical establishments, research or educational institutions, health camps, medical or surgical camps, vaccination camps, blood donation camps, first aid rooms of schools, forensic laboratories and research labs.. As per the Rules authorization of SPCB is required for handling of bio-medical waste (BMW). It is the duty of the occupier of an institution generating biomedical waste to take all steps to ensure that the biomedical waste is handled without any adverse effect to human health and environment. All the hospitals have made agreement with the Common Biomedical Waste Treatment Facilities (CBMWTF) for the disposal of the biomedical waste. The CBMWTF consists of autoclave, shredder, incinerator and secured land fill facilities. At present 11 CBMWTF and one Service Provider for treatment of soiled biomedical waste are in operation in Tamil Nadu. The list of CBMWTF/Service Provider located in Tamil Nadu are given here: