Medical Waste Disposal Winston-Salem, NC

More than one company serves Winston-Salem. 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 North Carolina. Ask for a quote and we will confirm service at your address.

Compare Winston-Salem 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.

In Winston-Salem, that means hospitals, nursing homes, dialysis and surgery centers, clinics and private practices alike. Public records show 4 hospitals, 10 nursing homes, 7 dialysis centers, 8 surgery centers and 15 health center sites. The provider registry lists 147 physician offices with a lab certificate, 233 dentists and 109 pharmacies. If your facility handles sharps or blood-soiled materials, it needs a medical waste program.

The cost depends on how much waste your Winston-Salem 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%.

For a facility in Winston-Salem, 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 Forsyth County.

North Carolina classifies medical waste as regulated medical waste (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 enforces the rules. NC Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health (NC OSH) Division oversees workplace safety rules in North Carolina. Your Winston-Salem 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 North Carolina’s household sharps guidance in Forsyth County.

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.

We list 26 Winston-Salem ZIP codes: 27040, 27101, 27102, 27103, 27104, 27105, 27106, 27107, 27108, 27109, 27110, 27111, and 14 more. Service is confirmed address by address when you request a quote.

Our Winston-Salem-area service reaches Walkertown (6.6 mi), Clemmons (8.5 mi), Lewisville (8.7 mi), Kernersville (9.8 mi), King (13.1 mi), and Oak Ridge (15.8 mi), and the rest of North Carolina beyond them. We confirm each address when you request a quote.

Use the form at the top of this page or call (888) 641-6131. Have your Winston-Salem 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.