Medical Waste

This pages discusses the following solutions:  waste disposal, medical disposal and medical disposal systems.

For the medical facilities that wants to comply with medical waste disposal regulations and reduce their cost, XMED offers the XMED MAIL SYSTEM. Clinics paying for standard monthly or quarterly medical waste collection realize a far greater value by replacing their current method of disposal by choosing XMED.

Medical Waste Disposal

Most medical facilities have sharps, lancets, needles, and syringes generated from normal treatment of Patients. Improper handling and disposal can lead to needle sticks or spread of disease not only for those using health care products, but for anyone finding them including children, janitorial staff, and garbage collectors. Needle sticks can result in diseases such as HIV, Hepatitis, and Syphilis. To keep Sharps and other potentially infectious waste out of the trash, and therefore prevent the spread of disease, proper disposal is needed.

It is important that the Facility's Environmental Service staff understands what Regulated Medical Waste is and what is considered trash. When defining Regulated Medical Waste, the amount of contamination and the risk of injury through disease is the key. Some Medical Facilities believe they must dispose of all items that have been merely contaminated with blood or other potentially infectious materials regardless of the amount of contamination or risk from the spread of disease. The Occupational Health and Safety Administration regulations do not require this. In fact, according the Center for Disease Control only 10 % of the waste from a Medical Facility is actually Regulated Waste with needles and other Sharps being the bulk of that material. XMED offers Compliance Training that can result in an immediate reduction in the volume of material generated at most Medical Facilities.

XMED Medical Disposal Systems

Each XMED MAIL SYSTEM has everything necessary to properly ship Sharps Waste, Regulated Medical Waste, or Biohazard Waste utilizing the US Postal Service. Each System includes an approved Outer Shipping Container with Clear Bag Liner, a Primary Receptacle, a Manifest with clear shipping pouch, BIOHAZARD Labels, and a Merchandise Return Label.

With XMED you will begin enjoying cost savings and problem solving benefits. To talk with one of the members of our Customer Service Team simply call toll free (866-735-9709) or select "Contact Us" on our Website home page menu.