Medical Waste Disposal Durham, NC
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Durham, North Carolina Medical Waste Disposal Services
MedPro Disposal offers medical waste disposal, infectious sharps waste management, OSHA compliance training including bloodborne pathogens training and certification, and HIPAA-compliance document shredding and data destruction services. MedPro Disposal keeps your practice safe and compliant so you can focus on what matters most, your patients.
Medical Waste Management & Sharps Disposal
Medical Waste & Sharps container disposal can be a tricky business. Call today for a free compliance check.
Pharmaceutical Disposal
MedPro Disposal’s Mail Back Pharmaceutical Waste Disposal Service makes it safe and easy to adhere to requirements.
OSHA & HIPAA Compliance Certification
MedPro Disposal is dedicated to helping educate you and your staff on ways to make compliance a simple and hassle-free part of your life.
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Durham, NC
Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the county seat of Durham County, though portions also extend into Wake County in the east and Orange County in the west. It is the fourth-largest city in the state, and the 85th-largest in the United States by population, with 233,252 residents as of the 2011 United States census. It is the home of Duke University and North Carolina Central University, and is also one of the vertices of the Research Triangle area (home of the Research Triangle Park).
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Discover Your Savings| Practice Type | Zip Code | Projected Annual Savings |
|---|---|---|
| Funeral Home | 27703 | $960 |
| Urology | 27704 | $10,200 |
| Nursing Home | 27709 | $1,920 |
Medical Waste Disposal Durham, NC
During pre-modern times, the Eno and the Occoneechi people lived and farmed in current day Durham. They established a village named Adshusheer, and The Great Indian Trading Path has been traced back to Durham. More recently in the 1900s, the community of Durham has seen rapid growth due to the prosperity of the Bull Durham Tobacco Company which was later broken up due to US Antitrust laws. Today, the city of Durham boasts a population of 228,330 people who need to be taken care of when their health goes south. This job is left up to Duke Regional Hospital, along with the countless private practices in the Durham area. Treating all those individuals comes with a downfall: medical waste. Medical waste is different from normal waste because it is often contaminated with blood-borne pathogens and other infectious diseases. MedPro Disposal is proud to offer medical waste disposal services to the city of Durham and its surrounding area. IV bags, used sharps, syringes, body parts and soaked gauze pads are classified as medical waste, along with many other things. These materials must be disposed of properly in a medical waste container immediately after use in order to prevent the spread of pathogens and risk contaminating sterile environments. In 2011, the CDC reported that 17 million cases of infection occurred in US hospitals, and MedPro Disposal is here to help reduce that number. Most healthcare facilities in Durham are currently paying way too much for this simple, yet required service. Our customers in the area consistently see savings in the 20-40% range compared to their previous waste haulers, while also experiencing much-improved customer service. MedPro Disposal won’t make you jump through hoops when you have a question or concern about your account, and we have a designated team of customer advocates ready to help with whatever issue may arise. Along with servicing medical waste, MedPro Disposal is proud to offer pharmaceutical disposal programs as well as OSHA compliance to the Durham area. Our pharmaceutical mail-back program is tailored to be as efficient and as simple as possible for our customers. MedPro Disposal will send your practice a 2.5-gallon bucket that is designed to hold expired and unused medications. You fill the bucket at your own pace as your needs require, and once it’s full, simply attach the included pre-paid label and hand it over to your local shipping company. Then, MedPro Disposal will send your facility a new bucket to begin filling up again. Along with the previously listed services, MedPro Disposal offers OSHA compliance to facilities in the Durham area through a simple to use online portal. The portal allows administrator access in order to assign job-specific tests to individual employees or even assign group training. It is robust, cost-efficient, and even tracks each employee’s progress, which then allows an administrator to send completion reminders or save a certificate of completions for each employee. Our online portal discontinues the requirement of having to shut down for half a day, which wastes valuable work hours, in order to hire an outside training agent.
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Durham, North Carolina
Medical waste pickup for healthcare facilities in Durham and the cities around it.
(888) 641-6131Get My Free QuoteDurham, NC Local Resources
(919)560-1200
- (919) 560-7600
Department of Public Health
414 East Main Street Durham, NC 27701
- 919.328.8700
Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 3829 Durham, NC 27702
City of Durham
101 City Hall Plaza Durham, NC 27701
Supply and Other Resources for Durham
- 919.683.1058
Beyu Caffe
335 West Main Street Durham, NC 27701
- (919) 598-8454
Thrifty Office Furniture
1023 S Miami Blvd Durham, NC 27703
- (919) 560-4600
Durham Police Department
505 W Chapel Hill St Durham, NC 27701
About Durham:
The past few years have seen a revitalization in the areas around downtown Durham, turning old tobacco factories into offices, condos and restaurants. Research Triangle Park, the nation’s first “science park” was formed in the 1950s and is now home to many technology companies. The area receives a steady supply of trained workers from Duke University, and has become a huge success, with companies from around the world setting up offices in the area. The economic success of Research Triangle Park is said to have more than made up the decline of the local economy after the decline of Durham’s tobacco and textile industries.
During the Civil Rights Movement, the six-month-long sit-in at Woolworth’s in Greensboro captured the nation’s attention, where Martin Luther King Jr. coined his famous rally cry, “Fill up the jails.”
Durham Little-Known Facts
The Eno and the Occoneechi, related to the Sioux, and the Shakori lived and farmed in the area which became Durham. They may have established a village named Adshusheer on the site. The Great Indian Trading Path has been traced through Durham, and Native Americans helped to mold the area by establishing settlements and commercial transportation routes.
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Contact MedPro Disposal for a fast, free medical waste removal quote. We’ll get to know you, discuss your needs, and settle on a number. You may be surprised at how much you can save on medical waste disposal with MedPro Disposal.
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Waste Pickup Date
Work with MedPro Disposal to determine your first pickup date. We’ll confirm your office hours and provide convenient options for medical waste and sharps pickup.
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Compliance Survey
Complete a compliance survey. After we get to know your requirements, we’ll send you a survey to identify any areas that need to be brought up to OSHA standards.
All three steps occur at no additional cost to your practice. You’re on your way to safe, affordable, compliant medical waste removal!
Why Choose MedPro Disposal for Medical Waste & Sharps Container Disposal?
Methods of Durham Medical Waste Disposal
On-site Medical Waste Collection
Package medical waste on-site, then leave it for collection by a medical waste disposal company.
Mailback Waste Disposal
Properly package and label the sharps, then send the biohazardous waste safely through the mail for disposal.
Durham Medical Waste FAQs
Who provides medical waste disposal in Durham, NC?
You have several options in Durham, 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 North Carolina. Service is confirmed at your address when you request a quote.
How do I choose a medical waste company in Durham, NC?
Compare Durham companies on the same points: whether they meet the requirements North Carolina 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. NC Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ), Division of Waste Management, Solid Waste Section is a good place to confirm the state’s requirements.
Which Durham facilities need medical waste disposal?
Any Durham facility that treats patients or handles blood, sharps or pharmaceuticals does. In federal Medicare and HRSA records, Durham has 4 hospitals, 11 nursing homes, 12 dialysis centers, 3 surgery centers and 10 health center sites. The national provider registry also lists 97 physician offices with a lab certificate, 279 dentists and 107 pharmacies. Private practices, dental offices, veterinary clinics and laboratories generate it too, though not all of them appear in those records.
How much does medical waste disposal cost in Durham, NC?
The cost depends on how much waste your Durham 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 Durham ZIP codes have projected annual savings of $960 for a funeral home, $10,200 for an urology, and $1,920 for a nursing home.
Where can I dispose of medical waste in Durham?
For a facility in Durham, the answer is scheduled pickup: packaged, labeled and documented, then treated under North Carolina’s regulated medical waste rules. Household medical waste is a different category with its own local options in Durham and Orange counties.
What are the medical waste rules in North Carolina?
North Carolina regulates medical waste as regulated medical waste. The main rules are cited as 15A NCAC 13B .0101(38), (44), (46); .1201; G.S. 130A-290(a)(17a). NC Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ), Division of Waste Management, Solid Waste Section is one of the agencies that oversees them. NC Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health (NC OSH) Division oversees workplace safety rules in North Carolina. Requirements can differ by waste type and by county or city, so confirm what applies to your Durham facility.
Can I throw sharps in the regular trash in Durham?
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 North Carolina’s household sharps guidance in Durham and Orange counties.
Does MedPro Disposal offer OSHA and HIPAA training in Durham?
Yes, we offer both online with certification. OSHA requires employers whose staff may be exposed to blood or other infectious material to train them at hire and at least yearly, and HIPAA requires covered practices to train their workforce on patient privacy.
Which Durham ZIP codes does MedPro Disposal serve?
Durham has 14 ZIP codes: 27701, 27703, 27704, 27705, 27706, 27707, 27708, 27709, 27710, 27712, 27713, 27715, and 2 more. We confirm service at your address when you ask for a quote.
Which cities near Durham does MedPro Disposal serve?
Our Durham-area service reaches Chapel Hill (8.4 mi), Morrisville (10.6 mi), Carrboro (11 mi), Hillsborough (12.6 mi), Butner (13.4 mi), and Cary (14.5 mi), and the rest of North Carolina beyond them. We confirm each address when you request a quote.
How do I get a medical waste quote in Durham?
Call (888) 641-6131 or fill in the form above. A Durham quote starts from your ZIP code, practice type, waste types and approximate volume, plus whether this is new service or a change of provider.
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