What Can Medical Facilities Place in a Dumpster?
Clinics generate different types of debris daily, and most medical staff won’t know their clinic’s proper waste removal requirements. A doctor’s office could use a dumpster rental to throw away refuse like sharps waste. Here is a glimpse at what waste to throw out in your healthcare facility.
Medical Tools
Medical staff must dispose of used medical tools, needles, and other sharps in a secured bin so the items can leave the medical facility safely. Create a cleaner environment and avoid potential infections by using a secured bin to throw away medical tools.
Medical Waste
A hospital and medical clinic should use a dumpster rental for their medical waste. Hazardous waste harms the environment, and when it’s not properly disposed of, it harms the local ecosystem. Ensure all chemicals and radioactive materials are properly contained and disposed of in their own containers before being picked up by a radiation specialty team.
Solid Waste and Recycling
Waste in a healthcare setting can originate from any department, including areas like a mortuary or maternity ward. Every station in a medical clinic or hospital collects solid waste, resulting in the need for a dumpster rental. Ensure your healthcare facility is clear of waste.
Medical staff should shred vital documents, like medical records, before dumping piles of them into a dumpster. Medical records that are simply thrown into the garbage increase the chance of identity theft. By shredding these files first and other voided essential documents, you decrease the risk of a dumpster diver taking these files and using them maliciously. So, before getting a dumpster rental for the hospital or doctor’s office, ensure your staff destroys vital records before discarding them.
Dumpster Sizes Available for Healthcare Facilities
Vine Disposal offers different dumpster sizes for healthcare facilities. Knowing about each size will help determine what suits your hospital or medical clinic. Our dumpsters fit just enough waste to continuously keep the medical facility clean and waste-free.
We offer the following sizes:
Before renting a dumpster, determine how much waste your clinic goes through. Our customer service reps at Vine Disposal are happy to help find the right number of bins and the correct size for your facility.
Every hospital and medical clinic in the Atlanta metropolitan area and surrounding communities needs a dumpster rental to keep their clinics debris-free. Contact us by email at info@vinedisposal.com, or call us at (678) 315-2193 for a quote or inquiries you have about your leased waste bin.