All blood and certain human bodily fluids are treated as if known to be infectious for HIV,HBV and other potentially infectious materials. This would include the handling of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) that has become contaminated with blood or other potentially infectious materials Other Potentially Infectious Material (OPIM) in medical and / or dental facilities.

Pharmaceutical Waste has different classifications. Hazardous Pharmaceutical Waste is characterized as hazardous waste if it contains the sole active ingredient of the “P” or “U” listed waste, as described in 40 CFR Part 261, or if it exhibits at least one of the following characteristics on our services details page.

Sharps are defined as any non-contaminated sharp object that can penetrate the skin, including, but not limited to: unbroken or broken capillary tubes and glass pipettes, blades from power tools, glass microscope slides and cover plates, and hypodermic and non-hypodermic needles.

All pharmaceutical waste is incinerated. Our waste container program provides only the best in waste safety. Containers will have an absorbent solidify up to 3000ml fluid. Once the top is sealed, the container cannot be opened it is leak proof.

Proper recycling and disposal of dental amalgam waste is required by State and Federal agencies. MET offers a complete line of amalgam waste recycling containers and disposal options.

Trace Chemo waste, containers – Empty vials, syringes, IV bags, etc. that held antineoplastics must be empty in order to be considered trace chemotherapy waste. Place these empty containers into the yellow waste container to be incinerated.Trace Chemo waste, sharps – needles used with antineoplastics must be placed in a designated sharps container and managed as a regulated infectious waste.