Medical Waste

Medical marijuana disposal? Yes, there are laws for that. With more and more states legalizing medical marijuana, dispensaries must be held to stringent standards and requirements when it comes to how and when they dispose of marijuana waste.  The reason is cannabis is considered a Schedule I Controlled Substance, therefore it must adhere to the…

A look at Oregon medical waste requirements. Medical waste in the state of Oregon is managed by the state’s Department of Environmental Quality, and much like other states, it has developed similar protocols for managing infectious waste.

For radiology departments, medical waste removal and document destruction plans must involve managing analog x-ray waste and files. Every organization needs to look at the information they have, identify all types and forms of personal and/or sensitive information, and then establish reasonable procedures to appropriately destroy the information.  This is especially true for the healthcare…

A look at medical waste requirements in the state of Oklahoma. Medical waste in the state of Oklahoma is managed by the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality and the Oklahoma State Department of Health.

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A look at Ohio medical waste requirements. Ohio medical waste disposal is regulated by the state’s EPA’s Infectious Waste Program. The agency oversees the generation, treatment, packaging, storage, transportation, and disposal of all infectious waste across the state. According to the Ohio EPA, small quantity generators and large quantity generators have different disposal requirements.  Small…

A look at North Dakota medical waste requirements. Infectious waste, or medical waste in the state of North Dakota is governed by the state’s Department of Health.

Personal protective equipment, commonly referred to as PPE, is equipment worn to minimize exposure to a variety of hazards. Every person that stays in or visits a healthcare environment is at risk of acquiring an infection, but for healthcare workers, the risk is even greater.  Workers are more susceptible to contamination just by the nature…

A look at North Carolina medical waste requirements. North Carolina medical waste disposal regulations are managed by the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Waste Management, and it oversees the packaging, storage, transportation, treatment, and disposal of medical waste.

A look at New York medical waste requirements. Medical waste in the state of New York is overseen by the Department of Health, and has an active regulated medical waste (RMW) program which is overseen by the DOH, the Wadsworth Center, and the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC).  New York was one of the earliest…