Radioactive Medical Waste

Did you know that you can make significant improvements in your medical waste generation rate by simply implementing an education and training program focused on proper segregation? What percentage of your waste is considered medical waste? If your numbers are on the higher side, you may be classifying your waste incorrectly.  

Exactly how much pollution occurs in the U.S. is unknown, but minimizing what is incinerated is the goal for healthcare facilities. Believe it or not, medical waste removal and disposal is still a rather new topic considering the hundreds of years behind medical treatments and innovation. We started realizing the need for proper medical waste…

A look at Wyoming medical waste requirements. The Wyoming Department of Health and Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality Solid and Hazardous Waste Division govern the state’s medical waste and disposal regulations, many of which mirror other states.  In Wyoming, medical waste refers to any waste generated in the diagnosis, treatment, or immunization of human beings…

A look at Wisconsin medical waste requirements. In the state of Wisconsin, medical waste has a few different names. Biohazardous, red bag, and regulated medical waste all refer to waste that is infectious in nature, and it must be segregated from all other waste types.  Of course, not all medical waste is produced in a…

A look at West Virginia medical waste requirements. West Virginia’s medical waste disposal is managed by the Office of Environmental Health Services Public Health Sanitation Division and outlines the specifics of how generators must treat and dispose of infectious waste.  In the state of West Virginia, medical waste is referred to as infectious medical waste…

A look at Washington medical waste requirements. Each of our 50 states have developed rules and implemented regulations for medical waste. The state rules vary to some extent, including terminology, but all are bound to the same federal laws, many of which the states have adopted as their own. Washington’s medical waste disposal regulations are…

A look at Virginia medical waste requirements. Medical waste in the state of Virginia is managed by its Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), which sets the standards for the storage and treatment of regulated medical waste.

A look at Vermont medical waste requirements. The state of Vermont governs its medical waste through its Agency of Natural Resources under the Department of Environmental Conservation. Like other states, Vermont considers the following as regulated medical waste: pathological waste, human blood and blood products, cultures and stocks, sharps waste, animal waste, and chemotherapy waste.…

A look at Utah medical waste requirements. Utah medical waste is governed by the state’s Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste under the Solid Waste Management program. Utah is very specific in how it defines and explains what medical waste is; instead of just referring to it simply as medical waste, the state identifies medical…