Can you distinguish the different types of waste?
Hazardous Waste
Regulated Medical Waste
Sharps Disposal
Pharmaceutical Waste
Biohazard Waste
Learn more, below, about the different types of waste that MedPro Disposal can help you dispose of!
With roughly 385,000 sharps-related injuries within a year, ensure that you are putting needles and sharp objects in this disposal container to protect employees and clients.
RMW can be disposed of either on-site or off-site but when looking for cost-savings it typically becomes less expensive when working off-site as the waste needs to be disposed of in a certain process, most commonly by incineration.
While biohazard waste includes medical waste, sharps, and other biohazardous substances it is typically defined as waste contaminated with potentially infectious agents or materials.
Don't throw your old medications down the drain but instead follow the RCRA guidelines, from the EPA, to protect waterways and the ecosystem surrounding them.
Hazardous waste can be found within products you wouldn't assume like hand sanitizer. General rule of thumb for defining hazardous waste includes reactivity, toxicity, corrosivity, and ignitability.
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