Dumping of clinical wastes in Barisal city without proper management has posed environmental and health hazards. Two public hospitals and more than 50 private hospitals, clinics, laboratories, healthcare and diagnostic centres dump about 800 kilograms of clinical waste every day, sources in BCC and directorate of environment said. The clinical wastes include used bandages, syringes and needles, amputated parts of human bodies, stools, blood, coughs, saline, plastic, bottles and disposable and non-disposable items. All the items usually contaminated with germs posing health hazards need to be destroyed and burnt after collecting them in proper way, said Kaiser Ahmed, deputy director in-charge of the divisional office of the Directorate of Environment. The authorities concerned should provide training to the staffs who are involved with the disposal of wastes, he added. The director said that all concerned should go by proper system to collect the clinical wastes and dump them at the dumping ground.