Recycled Medical Plastics Converted to Oil Reduces the Volume Placed in Landfill—It’s Happening Now!
One Red Bag Solutions hospital client in Portland Oregon is finding a smart way to divert medical grade plastics away from the landfill by using a company who converts the plastics to oil. This medium sized hospital was able to avoid sending 38 tons of medical waste by using Red Bag Solutions Steam Sterilization and…
Alternative Uses for Processed Regulated Medical Waste
The article below was published on the Practice Green Health website and shows one company’s innovative approach to creating alternative uses for Regulated Medical Waste (RMW). Red Bag Solutions SSM machine sterilizes and macerates (grinds) RMW allowing for the processed end product to be recycled or used for fuel to energy purposes if desired. The take away is that…
Hospital Waste Can Also Be Recycled
The CEO of Red Bag Europe comments on the potential for recycling medical waste that has been processed with Red Bag Solutions’ SSM technology. Click on the link below to read the interview in Recyclepro, the leading communication platform on Recycling, Waste Management and Environment in the Netherlands: https://www.recyclepro.nl/artikel/ook-ziekenhuisafval-kan-gerecycled-worden This article is in Dutch but most…
A Closer Look at Your Regulated Medical Waste Disposal Invoice Might Contain Surprises
By Michael P. Smith The President of an independent hospital consulting organization specializing in cost containment and sustainability recently alerted me about the practices of some RMW haulers and how their pricing isn’t as straightforward as they would have their clients believe. In fact, this consultant’s experience leads him to say that their pricing can be…
Pandemic Events Present Waste Disposal Challenges for Hospitals, Diagnostic Laboratories, Pharmaceutical Manufacturers, and Others
In the event of an outbreak of any pandemics, the sudden increase in the volume of highly contagious bio-medical waste could present challenges for hospitals and other healthcare facilities. Today the majority of healthcare facilities use haulers to transport regulated medical waste to an off-site treatment facility. This process requires the generating facility to store…
Red Bag Solutions: A Partner in Your Sustainability Initiatives
Please read the insightful article (below) from Practice Greenhealth –News, Disinfection & Sterilization, Sterile Processing. This article discusses Single-Use Device Reprocessing and how it diverted more Than 873 tons from the medical waste stream. Even with reprocessing and its benefits, the waste must eventually be dealt with. This is where Red Bag Solutions can add…
Red Bag Solutions Featured in BioTech Daily News
The Advantages of Processing Bio-Hazardous Medical Waste Using Red Bag Solutions’ Technology Based in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, RBS has provided clients worldwide with the Steam Sterilization and Maceration System (SSM) for more than 18 years. Steam is recognized worldwide as an accepted standard for sterilizing biohazardous medical waste. Whether you want to reduce costs, expand…
Stericycle Medical Waste Facility Fined for Polluted Wastewater
MORTON, WASHINGTON – Over a 10-month stretch in 2017, Stericycle Inc. repeatedly discharged polluted wastewater from its medical waste processing plant in Morton. The wastewater disrupted the city’s treatment plant and threatened aquatic life in the Tilton River. The Washington Department of Ecology has fined Stericycle $72,000 for not properly treating its wastewater, and for not notifying the…
Stericycle Contracts: Read the Fine Print
The June 20, 2016 edition of the American Dental Association (ADA) News prominently features an article on the cover addressing a growing number of complaints from Dentists about exorbitant increases in the cost of disposing of medical waste generated by their practice. Dentists report price increases of as much as 17% increase every six months…
