See definition for Medical Waste.
a waste that epidemiologic evidence indicates is capable of transmitting a dangerous communicable disease
Hazardous waste with infectious characteristics, including: contaminated animal waste; human blood and blood products; isolation waste, pathological waste; and discarded sharps (needles, scalpels or broken medical instruments.)
Waste that is capable of producing disease. For waste to be considered infectious, it must contain oncogenic viruses or other pathogenic microorganisms with sufficient virulence and quantity that exposure to the waste could result in an infectious disease.
Includes all waste which is known to be or could potentially be contaminated with disease-causing bacteria or viruses and which presents a recognised infectious hazard to waste disposal workers and to the environment if appropriate precautions are not used.
Hazardous waste capable of causing infections in humans, including: contaminated animal waste; human blood and blood products; isolation waste, pathological waste; and discarded sharps (needles, scalpels or broken medical instruments).
Waste-containing pathogens; may consist of tissues, organs, body parts, blood and body fluids.