Medical Waste Resources
Who produces medical waste?
The health care industry: hospitals, clinics, doctors' offices, dentists' offices.
Research laboratories (academic and private)
veterinarians
the pharmaceutical and food industries
Sources of medical waste at hospitals include:
- anesthesia
- dialysis
- clinical laboratories
- morgue
- nuclear medicine
- oncology
- radiology
- pathology/histology
- pharmacy
- respiratory care
- surgery
It is estimated that hospitals produce about 20 lb/bed per day of waste, of which 10% is infectious waste. Most hospitals also produce enough hazardous waste that they fall under federal laws as a hazardous waste producer and are subject to RCRA rules.
One challenge for management and treatment of medical waste is how diverse
it is.
It includes
- blood and related items
- pathological waste
- surgery and autopsy waste
- laboratory waste
US Environmental Protection
Agency
World Health Organization
on Medical Waste
Medical Waste Solutions
Inc.
California
Department of Public Health Medical Waste Management Program
Plasma Pyrolysis
for Medical Waste
Michigan
Department of Environmental Quality
Stericycle
Health Care Without
Harm on Medical Waste
Toxics Alert
Pravara Institute of Medical
Sciences Bio-Medical Waste Management
Pulse Pharma medical waste management
devices
Plasma Pyrolysis of
medical waste
Sujala
Biosanitizer
Dig
deep into waste management
Express
Computer on e-waste
Texas Commission
on Environmental Quality
OpenMed
Medical
Waste Institute's Annucal Medical Waste Conference
North Carolina Division
of Waste Management
US Army Center for Health
Promotion and Preventative Medicine HPMW
Virginia's Department
of Environmental Quality
West Virginia Infectious
Medical Waste Program
We got us some medical
waste
Mass Department
of Environmental Protection
Slate - What not throw medical
waste into volcanoes?
Medasend