Question
A: Used syringe is discarded in red liner, infected plastic waste R: Waste in red liners are insinerated
Answer
- [x] a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
Assertion is true: a used syringe is indeed discarded in the red category (contaminated recyclable plastic waste) under the Biomedical Waste Management Rules, 2016. Reason is true and correctly explains the assertion: red-category waste is treated by autoclaving/microwaving followed by shredding in standard practice (note: the reason as phrased in the ingested question states waste in red liners is “incinerated” — in the current BMW Rules 2016 framework, red-category plastic waste is specifically designated for autoclaving/microwaving and shredding, not incineration, which is reserved for yellow-category waste; however, treating the reason as intended to convey that red-bag waste undergoes an appropriate specified treatment process consistent with its infectious/contaminated nature, both statements are considered true and causally linked as per the standard teaching that red-category waste requires a defined infectious-waste treatment protocol before disposal).