Sorting of medical wastes in hospital.At the site where it is generated, biomedical waste is placed in specially-labelled bags and containers for removal by biomedical waste transporters. Other forms of waste should not be mixed with biomedical waste as different rules apply to the treatment of different types of waste.

Household biomedical waste usually consists of needles and syringes from drugs administered at home (such as insulin), soiled wound dressings, disposable gloves, and bedsheets or other cloths that have come into contact with bodily fluids. Disposing of these materials with regular household garbage puts waste collectors at risk for injury and infection especially from sharps as they can easily puncture a standard household garbage bag. Many communities have programs in place for the disposal of household biomedical waste. Some waste treatment facilities also have mail-in disposal programs. Biomedical waste treatment facilities are licensed by the local governing body which maintains laws regarding the operation of these facilities. The laws ensure that the general public is protected from contamination of air, soil,groundwater, or municipal water supply. One company, BioMedical Technology Solutions, Inc., offers a green alternative to haul-away services for disposal of biomedical waste. The Company's desktop unit, the Demolizer® II, is the only patented, portable, and self-contained system able to process both sharps and typical red bag biomedical waste onsite. Upon processing the biomedical waste in the unit, all regulatory paperwork is printed from the system and the waste is able to be disposed of as common trash.

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