Medical Waste Disposal Meridian, MS

Several companies provide medical waste disposal in Meridian. MedPro Disposal is one: we have served healthcare facilities since 2009, we are a BBB A+ rated business, and customers rate us 4.5 out of 5 across 882 Google reviews. We pick up medical waste, sharps and pharmaceutical waste across Mississippi. We confirm service at your address when you ask for a quote.

Compare Meridian companies on the same points: whether they meet the requirements Mississippi 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. Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH), Health Facilities Licensure Division is a good place to confirm the state’s requirements.

In Meridian, that means hospitals, nursing homes, dialysis and surgery centers, clinics and private practices alike. Public records show 4 hospitals, 8 nursing homes, 3 dialysis centers, 3 surgery centers and 5 health center sites. The provider registry lists 34 physician offices with a lab certificate, 51 dentists and 34 pharmacies. If your facility handles sharps or blood-soiled materials, it needs a medical waste program.

The cost depends on how much waste your Meridian 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%.

Medical waste from a Meridian practice goes to a company set up to collect and treat it, not into the dumpster or to a drop-off site. Mississippi regulates it as infectious medical waste. Waste from home use, such as personal sharps, follows separate household rules in Lauderdale County.

In Mississippi, the legal term is infectious medical waste, and the rules are cited as MSDH Adopted Standards for the Regulation of Medical Waste, as restated in MDEQ’s Medical Waste Fact Sheet (2022). Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH), Health Facilities Licensure Division is among the agencies involved. Federal OSHA oversees workplace safety for private employers in Mississippi. Local requirements can add to the state’s, so check what applies where your facility is in Meridian.

A Meridian 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 Lauderdale County.

MedPro Disposal provides online OSHA bloodborne pathogens and HIPAA training with certification to Meridian practices. OSHA requires the bloodborne pathogens training when someone is hired and at least annually after that.

Meridian has 6 ZIP codes: 39301, 39302, 39303, 39304, 39305, and 39307. We confirm service at your address when you ask for a quote.

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