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  2. Sharps waste - Wikipedia

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    A sharps container is specially designed for safe disposal of sharps waste. Hard plastic containers known as sharps containers are used to safely dispose of hypodermic needles and other sharp medical instruments, such as IV catheters and disposable scalpels. They are often sealable and self-locking, as well as rigid, which prevents waste from ...

  3. Biomedical waste - Wikipedia

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    Sharpsmart Reusable Sharps Container. Disposal of this waste is an environmental concern, as many medical wastes are classified as infectious or biohazardous and could potentially lead to the spread of infectious disease.

  4. New medical sharps disposal container available for public - AOL

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    Jul. 8—Area residents now have a new way to dispose of used or unneeded needles and other sharps intended for medical use. The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma installed a red sharps disposal box at ...

  5. Stericycle - Wikipedia

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    Stericycle was founded in 1989 by Dr. James Sharp based on his business plan to address the Syringe Tide, where hypodermic needles and other medical waste washed up to the shores of New York and New Jersey. The Syringe Tide led to the Medical Waste Tracking Act, signed in 1988, establishing regulated medical waste management as an industry. [10]

  6. Biological hazard - Wikipedia

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    Immediate disposal of used needles into a sharps container is standard procedure. NHS medics practice using protective equipment used when treating Ebola patients The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) categorizes various diseases in levels of biohazard, Level 1 being minimum risk and Level 4 being extreme risk.

  7. Maryland medical waste incinerator to pay $1.75M fine for ...

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    A medical waste processing company has pleaded guilty to dozens of environment-related charges and agreed to pay $1.75 million in fines after state prosecutors in Maryland accused a south ...

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