Disposal of medical waste in Northeast Florida
Sharps and certain other types of infectious waste need to go
through thermal treatment. An autoclave is essentially a large pressure cooker
that uses steam and high temperatures to kill any microorganisms. Disposal of medical waste in
Northeast Florida There
are various sizes, addressing to the needs of various facilities. These medical
appliances range from 100 liters to 4,000+ liters (used to treat bulk waste
treatment). Automated autoclaves require minimum human involvement also
reducing the risk of contamination and needle-stick injuries. Decontaminated
sharps and other medical waste that’s been autoclaved is then transferred to a
medical waste removal vendor. It is then disposed of as non-infectious waste.
The autoclave is not for decontaminating chemical waste (including chemotherapy
waste) and pharmaceutical waste.
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