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Regulated Medical Waste Description effective Nov. 4th 2017 as per the NYSDEC Part 360

(228) Regulated medical waste (RMW) for the purpose of this Title, means waste generated in diagnosis, treatment or immunization of humans, or animals, in research pertaining thereto, or in production and testing of biologicals; provided, however, that regulated medical waste must not include hazardous waste and household medical waste, except as prescribed in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph.

(i) Regulated medical waste includes:

(a) cultures and stocks of infectious agents, culture dishes and devices used to transfer, inoculate or mix cultures that have come into contact with or are known to be contaminated with biological agents infectious to humans, or agents of economic concern (e.g., foreign animal diseases);
(b) human pathological waste, including tissue, organs, body parts, excluding teeth and contiguous structures of bone and gum, body fluids removed during surgery, autopsy or other medical procedures, specimens of body fluids and their containers, and discarded materials saturated with body fluids other than urine. Human pathological waste must not include urine or fecal material submitted for purposes other than diagnosis of infectious diseases;
(c) human blood and blood products, including their components (e.g., serum and plasma), containers with free-flowing blood, discarded blood products as defined in 10 NYCRR Subpart 58-2, and materials saturated with flowing blood (except feminine hygiene products);
(d) sharps, whether used or unused, including residential sharps accepted by a facility regulated under article 28 of the Public Health Law pursuant to section 1389-dd(4) of the Public Health Law;
(e) animal waste, including animal carcasses, body parts, body fluids, blood or bedding originating from animals known to be contaminated with infectious agents (e.g., zoonotic or potentially zoonotic organisms) or from animals inoculated with infectious agents for purposes including, but not limited to, research, production of biologicals, or drug testing. Body fluids include urine and feces when infectious agents are known to be shed in the urine and feces; and
(f) any other waste materials containing infectious agents designated by the Commissioner of Health as regulated medical waste

Generators of hazardous waste (not Medical waste), must have an EPA ID number for identification and tracking purposes. A temporary can be issued if you do not have one. The hazardous waste must be properly profiled, packaged and manifested to insure compliance with Federal and State regulations. Let our experts assist you with compliance for storage and disposal of hazardous materials.

Since customer service and satisfaction are our main priorities, we like to tailor our agreements to meet each medical waste disposal client’s specific needs by honoring both short term and long term contracts.

Although laws differ from state to state, offices benefit from regularly scheduled pickups depending on waste generation volume. Our experts are standing by and can be reached for questions at 1-888-315-9783.

No, there is no charge if there is no waste to be picked up. Please note that some contracts are negotiated based on a monthly fee by “request of the generator”, and would be billed according to the negotiated contract. We recommend calling our service department in advance and we will accommodate any required change.

No you may not. The proper and legal way to dispose of sharps is by putting them in their own approved sharps container. You can get these sharps containers from a variety of providers. Once the sharps container is full you may put that in the regulated medical waste transportation container.  Placing sharps directly into the medical waste transportation container creates a health risk and potential for Department of Health and/or OSHA violations and fines, and will require repackaging and result in additional service charges. You can get these sharps containers from Safeguard Waste Solutions or a variety of providers.

No, Safeguard does not charge an “extra pick up fee” or “delivery” fee. Billing for extra pickups will be based on the pricing described in the generators agreement. You can schedule an extra pickup by simply calling our office directly.