Because clinical waste has the potential to cause injury, infection or disease it has strict storage, handling, transport, and disposal requirements. Med-X holds EPA Transporter and Waste Facility Licences permitting the safe management of these waste streams and is accredited to generate EPA Waste Transport Certificates on behalf of our clients.
Our clinical waste collection, management, and disposal services work in accordance with all local and national authorities to maintain absolute compliance and integrity. Med-X facilities, equipment, vehicles, procedures and processes are endorsed to ISO 9001: Quality, ISO 14001: Environment, ISO 27001: Information Security and ISO 45001: OH&S as part of our Integrated Management System Requirements.
Med-X undertake every stage of the clinical waste disposal process within Global Compliance Certification guidelines, our strict quality control standards and environmental compliance. We’re a company which takes pride in providing safe services with low environmental impact.
Clinical and related waste is typically waste generated from health care facilities or medical centres and includes items such as needles, syringes, scalpels, human tissue, swabs, gloves, dressings, disinfectants, pharmaceuticals and any other materials that have come into contact with bodily fluids.
Medical waste disposal must be carried out safely and responsibly in the correct clinical/ medical waste bin in order to avoid environmental contamination and injury, and to minimise infection transfer risks and the spread of disease. Our clinical and related waste services endeavour to ensure safe disposal of medical waste and other hazardous materials by remaining fully compliant with the strictest health, infection control and safety guidelines.
At Med-X, we offer a comprehensive range of safe, secure waste disposal and management services for:
Clinical waste is collected in yellow Australian Standard containers, lined with clinical waste bags and labelled for easy identification. Proper disposal and management of such waste requires colour coded waste bins in hospitals Australia-wide (as well as other clinical or health care facilities). The yellow colour coding and labelling of each clinical waste bin is an important aspect of risk control in identifying biohazardous waste.
After determining your volume and frequency requirements, Med-X will establish a customised service schedule to suit your specific needs and logistical demands of clinical waste disposal. Our wide range of clinical waste container sizes, and safe service protocol, cater to both small and large medical waste generation volumes, keeping your workplace hygienic and safe from the risks associated with contaminated waste.
Related wastes such as cytotoxic waste, along with pharmaceutical, anatomical, and chemical waste types have their own regulations in Australia, and cannot be disposed of in standard clinical waste containers. As such, strict waste segregation must be maintained and these streams must be properly disposed of via incineration.
For a customised clinical waste solution, contact Med-X today.
Cytotoxic waste is made up of restricted drugs and intravenous solutions intended primarily for the treatment of cancer. Due to its high toxicity to cells and exceptionally hazardous nature, this waste requires extremely careful handling and containment. The waste resulting from cytotoxic drugs and cytotoxic treatment also includes any plastic waste such as PPE worn and used.
Cytotoxics have the potential to severely endanger human health and wellness. They are capable of impairing, injuring, or killing cells and many have a direct irritant effect upon skin, eyes, mucous membranes, and other tissue. They can also cause local toxic and/or allergic reactions.
Med-X cytotoxic waste bins offer a secure and segregated waste handling solution due to the biohazardous nature of this waste stream.
This waste is collected in Australian Standard containers (biohazard bins) clearly marked with the cell in the telophase symbol. The purple colour coding on a cytotoxic waste bin identifies the strict and special control measures required to minimise infection risk and prevent exposure.
All waste is transported via our specialist hazardous waste fleet to a licensed and approved thermal destruction facility. It is then safely destroyed by high-temperature incineration in full compliance with Australian legislative safety requirements.
For a customised cytotoxic waste solution, contact Med-X today
Pharmaceutical waste includes drugs, remedies or medicines that have expired or are no longer required to treat a patient, and medical devices/ equipment and substances rejected by the manufacturer due to quality control concerns.
Pharmaceutical waste can contain chemical properties that are harmful to people, animals and the environment and cannot be included in other waste streams such as general waste. Upon exposure the chemical contents can cause intoxication and corrosive chemicals can also incur burns or injuries.
Med-X’s pharmaceutical waste collection is undertaken with every possible safety precaution and regulated waste requirement. Our system ensures waste is collected in lockable, Australian Standard containers with an orange lid classifying biohazardous waste.
Waste is then transported via our specialist hazardous waste fleet to be incinerated at a regulated thermal waste processing facility. It is then safely destroyed by high-temperature incineration in line with Australian legislative safety requirements.
For a customised pharmaceutical waste solution, contact Med-X today.
Any identifiable body part including pathological specimens, biopsy specimens and tissue taken during surgery or autopsy. Anatomical waste is a subtype of pathological waste, the difference is that anatomical waste is recognisably human. Anatomical waste is always considered potentially infectious to prevent or minimise risk to human health or to the environment.
Anatomical waste is collected in Australian Standard colour-coded yellow bins with an orange lid. The secure bins are clearly identifiable as biohazardous waste for easy classification. All waste is transported off-site safely by Med-X EPA-licenced vehicles to a regulated thermal waste processing facility.
For a customised anatomical waste solution, contact Med-X today.
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The correct segregation and disposal of clinical waste & related waste by stream is essential to meet Workplace Health & Safety considerations and industry regulations. Segregating waste at source also safeguards processing machinery and has positive environmental and cost benefits.
Med-X aligns with all of Australia’s State and Territory legislation concerning clinical waste disposal practices/ biomedical waste management practices. To ensure your business is not at risk of harming environmental health or in breach of your local disposal legislation, it is important to understand clinical waste disposal regulations that apply to your region.
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