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"SCB generates 315kg of bio-waste a day, including laboratory waste, blood samples, micro-biological waste, blood bags, used syringes. CUTTACK: The SCB Medical College and Hospital premises will be disinfected as soon as new technology is installed for sterilization of biomedical-waste. The new plant will sterilise all the collected waste before it is dumped. "The advanced technology will help ensure the safety of the hospital's environment," said SCB superintendent Shyama Kanungo. Land has already been demarcated for the bio-microwave plant, which will be installed this month.Until now, biomedical waste was being dumped and burned directly, bringing the harmful gases it emits directly in contact with the environment..