Medical Waste Disposal Fresno, CA

More than one company serves Fresno. MedPro Disposal has served healthcare facilities since 2009, is a BBB A+ rated business, and is rated 4.5 out of 5 across 882 Google reviews. We collect medical waste, sharps and pharmaceutical waste across California. Ask for a quote and we will confirm service at your address.

Put the same questions to every company serving Fresno: what California requires of them (California Department of Public Health, Medical Waste Management Program can confirm), where your waste is treated, whether you get a record of each pickup, how often they collect, and how the contract handles its term and price changes. Two or three quotes on the same terms will show the real differences.

In Fresno, that means hospitals, nursing homes, dialysis and surgery centers, clinics and private practices alike. Public records show 5 hospitals, 19 nursing homes, 13 dialysis centers, 17 surgery centers and 71 health center sites. The provider registry lists 200 physician offices with a lab certificate, 553 dentists and 136 pharmacies. If your facility handles sharps or blood-soiled materials, it needs a medical waste program.

The cost depends on how much waste your Fresno practice makes, your containers, how often you need pickups and how we get into your building, so we quote each facility individually. MedPro customers save an average of 30%. MedPro quotes in Fresno ZIP codes have projected annual savings of $1,344 for a family practice.

A healthcare facility in Fresno generally cannot put regulated medical waste in the regular trash or take it to a public collection site. It is packaged, labeled and collected by a company that handles it under California’s rules, where it is regulated as medical waste. Household sharps and medicines follow separate local rules, so check with your local health department in Fresno County.

California classifies medical waste as medical waste (Cal. Health & Safety Code §117690). California Department of Public Health, Medical Waste Management Program is one of the agencies that enforces the rules. Cal/OSHA (Division of Occupational Safety and Health) oversees workplace safety rules in California. Your Fresno facility may also have county or city requirements to confirm.

A Fresno practice should not. Contaminated needles and blades belong in puncture-resistant, leakproof, labeled or color-coded sharps containers under OSHA’s bloodborne pathogens standard, and the full containers are collected for treatment. Sharps from home use are handled differently, so check your local household rules in Fresno County.

Yes. MedPro Disposal offers online OSHA bloodborne pathogens and HIPAA training with certification, so a Fresno practice can handle its training and its waste pickup with one provider. OSHA requires bloodborne pathogens training at hire and at least once a year for staff with exposure risk.

The ZIP codes in Fresno are 93650, 93701, 93702, 93703, 93704, 93705, 93706, 93707, 93708, 93709, 93710, 93711, and 38 more (50 in all). To confirm service at your address, ask for a quote or call us.

Close to Fresno we serve Old Fig Garden (1.2 mi), Clovis (6.8 mi), Fowler (12.8 mi), Bonadelle Ranchos-Madera Ranchos (13.3 mi), Sanger (14.3 mi), and Kerman (15.4 mi), along with the rest of California. Service is confirmed at your address when you ask for a quote.

Call (888) 641-6131 or fill in the form above. A Fresno quote starts from your ZIP code, practice type, waste types and approximate volume, plus whether this is new service or a change of provider.