Medical Waste Disposal Cambridge, MA

You have several options in Cambridge, and MedPro Disposal is among them. We have served healthcare facilities since 2009, hold a BBB A+ rating, and are rated 4.5 out of 5 across 882 Google reviews. Our pickups cover medical waste, sharps and pharmaceutical waste throughout Massachusetts. Service is confirmed at your address when you request a quote.

Compare Cambridge companies on the same points: whether they meet the requirements Massachusetts sets for hauling medical waste, where the waste is treated, the records you receive after each pickup, the pickup schedule, and the contract’s length and price-change terms. Department of Public Health, Division of Environmental Health Regulations and Standards is a good place to confirm the state’s requirements.

Any Cambridge facility that treats patients or handles blood, sharps or pharmaceuticals does. In federal Medicare and HRSA records, Cambridge has 2 hospitals, 3 nursing homes, 2 dialysis centers, 1 surgery center and 1 health center site. The national provider registry also lists 35 physician offices with a lab certificate, 171 dentists and 19 pharmacies. Private practices, dental offices, veterinary clinics and laboratories generate it too, though not all of them appear in those records.

There is no single rate for Cambridge: price follows your waste volume, container sizes, pickup schedule and building access. MedPro customers save an average of 30% over their previous hauler. Ask for a free, no-obligation quote based on your own facility.

For a facility in Cambridge, the answer is scheduled pickup: packaged, labeled and documented, then treated under Massachusetts’s medical or biological waste rules. Household medical waste is a different category with its own local options in Middlesex County.

Massachusetts classifies medical waste as medical or biological waste (105 CMR 480.010, 480.020). Department of Public Health, Division of Environmental Health Regulations and Standards is one of the agencies that enforces the rules. Massachusetts Department of Labor Standards, Workplace Safety and Health Program oversees workplace safety rules in Massachusetts. Your Cambridge facility may also have county or city requirements to confirm.

Not from a healthcare facility. OSHA’s bloodborne pathogens standard requires contaminated sharps to go into closable, puncture-resistant, leakproof, labeled or color-coded containers, which are then collected for treatment. Household sharps follow local rules, so check Massachusetts’s household sharps guidance in Middlesex County.

Yes. MedPro Disposal offers online OSHA bloodborne pathogens and HIPAA training with certification, so a Cambridge 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 Cambridge are 02138, 02139, 02140, 02141, 02142, 02238, and 02477 (7 in all). To confirm service at your address, ask for a quote or call us.

Cities near Cambridge that we serve include Somerville (1.4 mi), Watertown Town (3 mi), Medford (3.3 mi), Everett (3.9 mi), Boston (4.3 mi), and Chelsea (4.6 mi). We pick up across Massachusetts, and we confirm service at your address.

Use the form at the top of this page or call (888) 641-6131. Have your Cambridge ZIP code, your type of practice, the kinds of waste you generate and roughly how much ready, and tell us whether you are starting service or switching providers.