Improper management of hospital waste has serious implications on public health and the general environment. The present study was carried at G.B Panth cantonment hospital which provides treatment for children and is attached to Government Medical College (G.M.C) Srinagar, Kashmir to study existing system of hospital waste management and evaluation of waste produced ward wise. A questionnaire developed by Central Pollution Control board, Ministry of Environment and Forests, India was used for collection of data. Special Training was given to health workers. Observations were made regarding the evaluation and prevailing systems of hospital waste collection, segregation, transportation and disposal at G.B Panth cantonment hospital. Collection and weighing of wastes was carried out with the help of a weighing machine daily three times i.e, morning, afternoon and in late evening hours for ten consecutive days. It was found that there was no proper segregation of the waste starting from the generation to disposal; there was a separate committee for the management of the hospital waste and most of the waste was incinerated. Total infectious waste produced by G.B Panth cantonment hospital was 34.20 kg/pt/day and the non-infectious waste was 128.30 kg /pt/day. Also, G.B Panth cantonment hospital produced around 4.835 kg/pt/day of waste on average
