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Kevin Noel
Benefits of Off-site Treatment and Medical Waste pickups
Medical waste disposal is a critical aspect of healthcare operations. Off-site treatment for medical waste disposal is the most common option for handling medical waste- and for good reason. In this article, we will go over the benefits of off-site treatment for medical waste disposal.
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3 Options for Medical Waste Disposal
Healthcare facilities typically have 3 options for medical waste disposal:
On-site treatment: The healthcare facility or medical waste generator treats and disposes of medical waste on-site using an approved treatment such as incineration, autoclave, or microwave technology.
Off-site treatment: The medical waste generator partners with a medical waste disposal company to haul away their wastes to a treatment facility for disposal.
Mail-back solutions: The medical waste generator will get a ‘mail back’ kit to package their medical waste in and ship it away in the mail for treatment and disposal.
Here are 3 reasons why off-site treatment and medical waste pickups are the best option:
1. Convenience
Off-site treatment through a medical waste disposal service is extremely convenient.
The medical waste hauler will come to your facility and haul away all of your medical biohazardous wastes on a set service frequency. Unlike on-site treatment or mail in solutions, you will only be responsible for generating, handling, and properly storing your waste.
On-site treatment requires having a lot of space, expensive equipment, trained personnel, and often involves maintenance issues. With some medical facilities having trouble even storing a couple 38g biohazard bins, the thought of on-site treatment isn’t even remotely possible for the average facility.
Getting medical waste pickups on a set schedule is completely automatic, suitable for any amount of medical waste, and is headache free in comparison to other options.
2. Compliance with Medical Waste Regulations
Pickups make compliant medical waste management simpler. Once you are on a set pickup schedule, you can be sure that your medical waste disposal company will come and pick up your waste at a compliant service frequency.
Additionally, they will supply you with medical waste containers that are properly labeled and many companies, like us, offer compliance walk-throughs to ensure that everything is being handled properly.
On-site treatment requires additional medical waste regulations and mail-in is really not suitable for facilities with substantial amounts of medical waste for disposal.
3. Cost savings
The average healthcare facility will save a fortune on medical waste disposal costs choosing to have medical waste disposal pickups over an on-site treatment facility or mail in solution.
While mail-in may be affordable for very small amounts of biohazardous waste, 8/10 times medical waste disposal pickups are going to be the most affordable option if you choose a local medical waste disposal service.
We used to use a National Company but they just kept jacking our fees up all the time. We switched to Eco Medical Waste and they cut our invoices in half.
Eco Medical Waste is always professional and timely. We appreciate their business and services.
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We offer medical waste disposal and management in all of California. Eco Medical was founded in far Northern California and has rapidly expanded to cover the entirety of California.
