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Properly disposing of sharps waste, contrary to simply dumping it away in a trash bin, is arguably the most important part of your medical waste management Miramar program. Medical care institutions are the biggest generators of this type of waste, as they use tons of it on a daily basis for diagnosing and treating their patients, but also during research and other procedures. However, that is not to say that hospitals and clinics are the only ones that can benefit from an improved bio-hazardous waste removal service. Tattoo shops also must take care that their needles don’t infect the customer.
So why is it important to properly dispose of sharps? Needles, syringes, scalpels, scissors and other such medical instruments are designed and used to easily lacerate or otherwise penetrate human or animal skin during surgical operations for example. In this process, sharps get in contact with the sick patient’s blood. If this blood is introduced to another person, perhaps the next patient, or a medical worker, or perhaps a person responsible for bio-hazardous waste removal, a virus or another pathogen may transmit from the needle or scalpel to the new host.
The first thing that you will need to do if you intend to dispose of sharps waste in the correct manner is to buy a couple of sharps containers. If you are running a small dentist office you may get by with only one sharps container, but make sure that it is reusable.
Sharps containers are in most cases red or orange and they are easily distinguished by a biohazard symbol at its top or front. These containers have to be resistant to puncture, leaking and fire and should be sturdy enough to withstand their load, potential dropping and tumbling during transportation. You can purchase sharps containers from your local medical waste management Miramar company.
Once you’ve bought a sharps container or two, place them wherever you know you and your medical staff will need them. This include operation rooms for example.
Used Sharps Disposal Options
It is a good idea to hire a medical waste management company that you can buy a sharps container from, but also mail-in your filled sharps container. However, be sure to contact your postal service first to make sure that they handle this kind of shipment and if they charge extra.
In case you can’t find a bio-hazardous waste removal company that offers mail-in service, look for the one that provides pick up service for sharps and other medical wastes. This may be a bit more pricey than the mail-in service, but the benefit is that you won’t have to package and mail the sharps container yourself. Instead, the MWM company will do this for you.
Finally, perhaps the best option to dispose of used sharps is to hire a full-service Miramar bio-hazardous waste removal company.
