Process of Waste Disposal

 In this post Standard Operating Procedure of Process of Waste Disposal in Pharmaceuticals is describe.

 1.0   OBJECTIVE:

To lay down the procedure for waste disposal.

2.0   SCOPE:

This procedure is applicable to disposal in production department.

3.0   RESPONSIBILITY:

Officer /Executive/Assistant Manager

Head Production: To ensure execution & compliance. Head QA: To ensure the compliance.

4.0   PROCEDURE:

4.1    The polythene bags (used for Granulation, raw material, compression, Capsule and coating) 

sent to scrap yard with scrap label.

4.2    All the unused labels / cartons / shippers / tagger seal / induction wad/shrink film are to 

be torn into pieces and deposited in the waste bin.

4.3    After completion of packing check the weight of foil rejected, film and shrink film during 

packing, these are collected with scrap label.

4.4    These all scrap are collected by housekeeping person and sent to scrap-yard.

4.5    Collect the rejected tablets, Capsules or granules generated during each stage of the 

process in a polythene bag.

4.6    Take it to the washing area; put purified water so as to soak the tablet, capsule or 

granules.

4.7    Send the soaked material rejects to ETP for disposal.

4.8    The dust collected from the vacuum cleaner, de-duster, dust-collector and all the rejects 

generated during in-process checks also has to be disposed as per the above procedure mentioned on 

4.5, 4.6 and 4.7.

4.9    Rejected punches, finger bags, sieves, screens and utensils are sent to scrap yard with 

scrap

label. These shall be defaced before sending to scrap.

5.0   ANNEXURE (S):

Nil

6.0   REFERENCE (S):

Nil

7.0    ABBREVIATION (S) /DEFINITION (S) :

ETP : Effluent Treatment Plant. QA : Quality Assurance

SOP : Standard Operating Procedure