This health care waste management guideline provides practical information regarding safe, efficient and environmental-friendly waste management options in the context of Nepal. This guideline provides HCFs a minimum standard for safe and efficient HCWM in Nepal. HCF has the prime responsibility of ensuring that there are no  adverse health and environmental consequences on handling, storage, treatment and disposal of HCWs.

Whereas, it is expedient to make the management of the solid waste in a systematic and effective way by reducing at its source, re-use, processing or discharge and for maintaining a clean and healthy environment through the reduction of adverse effects that may be caused to the public health and environment by amending and consolidating the laws relating to the management of solid waste like most essential services laws, Now therefore, this Act has been promulgated by the Constituent Assembly in the capacity of Parliament under Article 83 of the Interim Constitution of Nepal, 2063.