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Abstract : Medical waste poses many health problems when burnt in landfills and several precautions are required while decomposing. Medical waste is classified as risky waste and non risky waste. Around 75% of medical waste generated is considered as non risky waste. In this work, non-risky medical waste obtained from crushing used tablet covers has been taken as reinforcement material. It was mixed up with epoxy resin for fabricating a new kind of composite material for enhancing mechanical properties. Six different composites with 2%, 4%, 6%, 8%, 10%, 12% volume fractions of medical wastes were fabricated using the hand lay-up process. Then the composite test samples were evaluated for mechanical properties, namely tensile, flexural and impact strength. The effect of medical waste filler volume fraction on the mechanical properties was investigated. The test results obtained confirmed yield of good mechanical properties for 10% volume fraction composite.