Bio-hazardous waste is best defined as the waste containing potentially infections materials. These materials include (they are not limited to, though) blood and bodily fluids. In addition to these liquids, Key Largo biohazardous waste pick up and disposal also deals with sharps disposal.
The difference between sharps disposal and other bio-hazardous waste disposal is in the receptacles used for it. For sharps (needles, syringes, scalpels and other medical instruments used to lacerate or puncture the skin) you need to use a hard plastic sharps container. This receptacle should be resistant to puncture and leaking. In addition, a sharps disposal container must have a tight-fitting lid that allows it to be closed securely.
For other biohazardous wastes a red plastic bag is used for medical waste disposal. This is how medical waste is disposed of in a red plastic bag:
1. You can buy a red biohazardous waste disposal bag from local vendors. OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) and EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) also have locations where they provide bags for medical waste disposal for free.
2. Put the biohazardous waste you produced in the health care facility inside the red bags. The bag should be kept inside another container, normally a cardboard or plastic with a cover. You can get the container the same way you got the biohazard waste disposal bags, or ask the medical waste management Key Largo company if they can provide you with one.
3. Once you fill the red bio-hazardous waste disposal bag to about ¾ of its full capacity, you need to tie it so the contents don’t come out. You can make a physical knot from the neck of the bag or use some sort of a zip or cord. Don’t forget to wear either latex or nitrile disposable gloves when you do this, however. This will greatly minimize any danger of exposure and infection.
4. After you have securely closed the red bio-hazardous waste removal bag and labeled it with a biohazard sign and appropriate warning, you need to store the bag inside a leak-proof hard plastic container with a lid. Label this one as well. In most states, you need to write something like “biohazardous waste”, but check out the medical waste management regulations in your state to be sure.
Finally, call a professional medical waste management company in your area and schedule a date for Key Largo biohazardous waste pick up and disposal.
