North Carolina has rules for medical facilities on how to dispose of medical waste. The rules cover storage, packaging, transportation, the treatment of the waste, and finally, disposal of the waste. When disposing of medical waste, companies must follow the regulations for disposal of solid waste. The N.C.. Department of Environmental Quality Division of Waste […]
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Medical facilities must adhere to medical waste disposal compliance guide lines. This includes choosing a medical waste disposal company to pick up and process the waste. Medical Waste includes: needles capillary tubes syringes with attached needles cover slips and slides scalpel blades and other regulated medical waste including fluids and items that are contaminated with
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Medical waste disposal companies must comply with state laws. Unlike other industries, medical waste is not federally regulated. Medical waste disposal was regulated by the EPA from the inception of the Medical Waste Tracking Act (MWTA) of 1988. However, the act expired in 1991. At that time, states took over regulated medical waste disposal. Some federal
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