Bio Waste Medical Services

A trusted bio waste medical service, providing medical waste pick-up and disposal services,
giving highest priority to protect people and the environment.

eWaste’s bio waste medical services include the following:

• Medical Waste Disposal
• Sharps, red bag, pathology, pharmaceutical and chemo waste disposal
• Courteous and friendly drivers & customer support
• Clear and concise invoices
• Scheduled pick-ups
• Medical waste supplies
• Free Policy and Procedure Manuals for large and small quantity generators
• Free state and federal approved containers
• Free OSHA approved biohazardous signs
• Free set-up of new customers
• Free in-house training

EWD is a fully licensed hazardous and biohazardous waste transporter. We will provide you with all required documentation which you must maintain for your records. We will make all required reports to the state. All containers supplied by EWD meet regulatory requirements.

Generators are responsible for proper segregation, packaging, and labeling of waste. The following are procedures that must be followed in order for both generator and transporter to maintain compliance with all applicable regulations. Improperly packaged container or unacceptable waste may be denied or returned to the generator and there will be a fee charged for improper packaging. Please call our office if you wish to receive more detailed information on these regulations.

SHARPS WASTE

•  Sharps: Any object that is potentially contaminated or may become contaminated with bloodborne pathogens which can penetrate the skin or red bag
• Includes but is not limited to needles, scalpels, slides, capillary tubes, broken glass, and dental wire
• Must be placed in a sharps container (a rigid puncture-resistant container that, when sealed, is leak resistant and cannot be reopened)
• Container must be kept upright at all times
• Containers must be closed and locked when they become ¾ full (most containers have a full mark)
• May not be transferred from one container to another
• Sharps containers that are not closeable or have needles protruding may not be transported
• Sharps in a red bag without being in a sharps container will not be removed from your facility
• Non-sharps medical waste, mercury, extracted teeth, hazardous waste, and pharmaceuticals may not go in a sharps container
• Containers should be transported in a rigid, non-porous, secondary containment (such as a 44-gallon plastic brute container) that islabeled with “BIOHAZARDOUS” with the international biohazard symbol visible from all lateral directions. PGII containers do not require secondary containment

PHARMACEUTICAL WASTE

• Pharmaceutical: Any prescription or over-the-counter human or veterinary drug
• Must be segregated from other wastes in an EXR approved rigid container that is labeled “PHARMACEUTICAL WASTE FOR INCINERATION ONLY”
• May not be put down drain or trash
• DEA scheduled drugs must be handled separately and cannot be included in typical pharmaceutical waste

TRACE CHEMOTHERAPY WASTE

• Defined as: Waste contaminated through contact with, or having previously contained chemotherapeutic agents including but not limited to gloves, disposable gowns, towels, empty intravenous solution bags and attached tubing
• Must be segregated from other wastes in a rigid plastic chemotherapy waste container or in a yellow chemotherapy bag within secondary containment. All containers and bags must be labeled with “CHEMOTHERAPY WASTE FOR INCINERATION”

AMALGAM WASTE

• Scrap (dry or non-contact) amalgam and amalgam particles or empty amalgam capsules
• Contact Amalgam including: extracted teeth, sludge from chair side traps, disposable traps, pump filter canisters, and sludge fromamalgam separator wastewater treatment units
• Must be placed in airtight container labeled with purple “UNIVERSAL WASTE” label that is properly filled out
• Amalgam waste and filters may not be rinsed down the drain, thrown in the trash, or put into sharps containers or red bags.

FIXER AND DEVELOPER WASTE

• Spent photographic solutions
• Must be in DOT approved container containing a green “EXCLUDED RECYCLABLE MATERIAL” label that is properly filled out
• Los Angeles County requires separate containers for fixer and developer

STERILIZING SOLUTIONS

• Vapo Steril or Gluteraldehyde based solutions used for instrument sterilization
• Must be in a DOT approved container labeled with a yellow “HAZARDOUS WASTE” label that is properly filled out

OTHER HAZARDOUS WASTES

• Call for containment, storage, and labeling requirements