Overwhelmed with waste management details at your medical office?
On top of the most important part of your job—caring for patients—you’re the one handling medical waste, recycling, document destruction, and trash removal.
Non-compliance could cost your office thousands of dollars a day
Is your office registered with the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)?
Did you know that the Michigan law prohibits the storage of medical waste in your facility for more than 90 days?
Failure to comply with either of these regulations will result in a fine of up to $2,500 per violation! Your office can also face fines of up to $7,000 per violation from OSHA, like improper documentation or training about medical waste.
Rapid Green Group can help you stay compliant, every day!
To help ensure patient privacy and adherence to HIPAA regulations, Rapid Green Group provides secure records storage as well as secure document destruction.
Medical Waste, Recycling, Trash: What belongs where?
You know minimizing what is put in Regulated Medical Waste (RMW) is important for cost-control, but it is equally important to put everything in RMW that should be included.
Fines for putting RMW into trash or recycling can be high.
Sometimes it’s clear where waste should go, but often it depends on a variety of factors. Rely on a medical waste management partner who understands and can help.
Medication?
Medication disposal is not considered to be Regulated Medical Waste.
Loose Sharps?
Cannot be put in Regulated Medical Waste unless they are in a disposable sharps container.
Broken Glass?
Is complicated. It could be regulated if contaminated. It can’t be recycled, but other glass products can.
Medical Waste, Recycling, Trash: What belongs where?
You know minimizing what is put in Regulated Medical Waste (RMW) is important for cost-control, but it is equally important to put everything in RMW that should be put there.
Fines for putting RMW into trash or recycling can be high.
Sometimes it’s clear where waste should go, other times it really depends. Rely on a medical waste management partner who understands and can help.
Medication?
Medication disposal is not considered to be RMW.
Loose Sharps?
Cannot be put in RMW unless they are in a disposable sharps container.
Broken Glass?
Is complicated. It could be RMW if contaminated. It can’t be recycled, but other glass products can.
We can help!
Often waste disposal depends on a variety of factors.
