Waste Disposal Today
Medical Waste Disposal is becoming a more dire issue. Stricter EPA standards, rising expenses and intensifying medical-legal risk add to the challenges.
- Storage of waste on-site for days or weeks
- Cost to have waste hauled and treated
- Lengthy contracts enforced by waste haulers
- Cradle-to-grave liability for waste treatment
- Risk of infection and contamination for employees and patients
- More stringent waste regulation
The Current State of Affairs:
Medical Waste Management has become an ever more important issue with the establishment of stricter EPA rules and rising costs. Storage of medical waste on-site has always been an issue.
Medical waste containment and treatment systems are expected to increase in demand due to:
- An expanding aged population
- Increasing incidence of chronic diseases
- More stringent waste regulations
- Medical advancements and procedures producing more waste
- Public awareness of the need for proper waste disposal habits
- Modernization of 3rd world countries
