Background: Improper management of healthcare waste (HCW) poses a risk for health and environment. Awareness about HCW management among hospital staff can greatly impacts practices of appropriate waste disposal. Method: A questionnaire containing 32 questions based on knowledge, practices and attitude (KPA) regarding HCWmanagement was filled by 125 study participants (25 each of doctors, interns, nurses, technicians, class IV employees).Observation of the actual practices of BMW management was done by using checklist. Self made scoring system was used to categorize level of awareness as good, average and poor. Result: Average level of awareness was found amongst majority (71.2%) of our study participants. The BMW management practices in our hospital were found to be inadequate and unsafe. Conclusions: There is a need to evolve continuing education programme about the proper management of HCW at all levels. This should be coupled with effective implementation of rules and regular monitoring by authorities.
