Medical Waste Disposal Jackson, TN

More than one company serves Jackson. 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 Tennessee. Ask for a quote and we will confirm service at your address.

Start by asking each Jackson company what Tennessee requires of a medical waste hauler; Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC), Division of Land Protection, Waste Management Branch can tell you what applies. Then compare where the waste is treated, whether you receive records for every pickup, how pickups are scheduled, and what the contract says about its length and about price increases.

Any Jackson facility that treats patients or handles blood, sharps or pharmaceuticals does. In federal Medicare and HRSA records, Jackson has 3 hospitals, 6 nursing homes, 3 dialysis centers, 4 surgery centers and 2 health center sites. The national provider registry also lists 65 physician offices with a lab certificate, 72 dentists and 40 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 Jackson: 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 Jackson, the answer is scheduled pickup: packaged, labeled and documented, then treated under Tennessee’s medical wastes rules. Household medical waste is a different category with its own local options in Madison County.

Tennessee regulates medical waste as medical wastes. The main rules are cited as Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0400-11-01-.01(2) (“Medical wastes,” “Special Wastes”), as amended eff. July 15, 2025. Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC), Division of Land Protection, Waste Management Branch is one of the agencies that oversees them. TOSHA, Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development oversees workplace safety rules in Tennessee. Requirements can differ by waste type and by county or city, so confirm what applies to your Jackson facility.

A Jackson 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 Madison 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.

The ZIP codes in Jackson are 38301, 38303, 38305, and 38314 (4 in all). To confirm service at your address, ask for a quote or call us.

Cities near Jackson that we serve include Humboldt (12.5 mi), Henderson (17.7 mi), Milan (18.4 mi), Brownsville (24.1 mi), and Lexington (24.7 mi). We pick up across Tennessee, and we confirm service at your address.

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