No Maintenance Technique (NMT)

In this policy, the maintenance of equipment is not required. This is in general terms often called USE AND THROW SYSTEM where the equipment is used to its full length of life and then it is scrapped or replaced with new one, e.g. some furnaces or kilns, etc. will be dismantled after its utilization. Now-a-days many items are available in this form in the market. The syringes, the razor blades, etc. were reused by sterilizing or cleaning earlier but now they are disposable and are insisted upon the use and throw system to prevent the spreading of contagious diseases. This system is adopted when

• Reusing/recycling is harmful or dangerous or not advisable or risky (e.g. Syringes, razor blades, chemical, etc).
• Recycling is not possible (e.g. Non-rechargeable Batteries, items made up of some chemicals, products made up of plaster of Paris, and cement, etc.)
• Repairing is not economical as compared to buying the new item (some types of ballpoint pens, electronic goods and the equipment whose spares are very costly).