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Biohazardous Waste
Biohazards are commonly referred to by health administration as “red bag waste.” This is any waste which has been contaminated with blood or other potentially infectious materials. Examples include blood products, body fluids contaminated with blood, and equipment that came into contact with blood.
Pharmaceutical Waste
Pharmaceuticals are any unused over the counter medications that go unused. Examples include pills, injectables, and antibiotics.
Sharps Waste
Sharps are medical devices capable of piercing the skin. Used sharps contain potentially infectious materials and it is important they are handled and disposed of properly. Examples include discarded needles, syringes, scalpels, and more.
Chemotherapy Waste
Chemotherapy waste is any waste that came into contact with chemotherapeutic agents. Examples include IV bags, personal protective equipment that came into contact with chemotherapy agents, and empty vials.
Pathological Waste
Pathological Waste is any tissues, organs, body parts, or materials involved in a medical procedure like surgery. Examples include animal carcasses, organs, tissues, human body parts, etc.
Hazardous Waste
Hazardous waste is anything classified as hazardous by the RCRA. This can be cleaning solvents, biohazards, certain chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and more found within healthcare facilities.
Servicing Los Angeles and surrounding areas since 2016
LA's Most Affordable Medical Waste Disposal Company
Trusted by 91+ medical facilities across Los Angeles County
California Service Locations
We offer biohazard and medical waste disposal services throughout California, including:
WE SERVICE ALL OF CALIFORNIA
Why Choose Eco Medical?
Eco Medical is Los Angeles's local solution for compliant, affordable medical waste disposal. We provide complete medical waste management for every regulated waste stream — biohazardous red bag waste, sharps containers, pharmaceutical waste, pathological waste, chemotherapy waste, and RCRA hazardous waste — throughout Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Pasadena, Glendale, Burbank, Santa Monica, Downtown LA, Hollywood, Westwood, Koreatown, West Hollywood, Culver City, Inglewood, Torrance, Long Beach, and surrounding LA County areas.
Since we only operate in California, our team knows the Medical Waste Management Act inside and out. When you call Eco Medical at (707) 840-3423, you reach a real person — no call centers, no hold music, no out-of-state reps who've never set foot in Los Angeles. We offer free compliance audits, transparent flat-rate pricing with no hidden fees, and pickup frequencies from daily to on-call based on what your facility actually generates.
Los Angeles is the second-largest city in the United States and home to one of the most extensive healthcare networks in the world. Major medical institutions including Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, UCLA Health, Keck Medicine of USC, Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, Providence Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, and Huntington Health in Pasadena anchor a healthcare landscape that includes thousands of physician practices, dental offices, surgical centers, urgent care clinics, rehabilitation facilities, veterinary hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and specialty clinics spanning from the San Fernando Valley to the South Bay. Whether you run a dermatology clinic in Beverly Hills, a dental practice in Glendale, or an urgent care center in Downtown LA, Eco Medical has the local expertise to keep you compliant and save you money.
Choose local and reap the benefits:
Readily available local service representatives - When you call Eco Medical, it rings straight to our phone numbers. You will never have to press any buttons, wait on hold, or talk to someone who is located in another state and does not know you. You call us and you get us. It’s that simple.
Lower prices - Switching to a local service like Eco Medical can save you 34% or more on medical waste services.
No Hidden Fees - What you are quoted is what you will pay. Your price is locked in for the term of our agreement and there will never be any additional cost on your bill.
Experience - With 10 years of California medical waste handling experience, you can trust us with your waste collection and disposal.
FAQ
What industries do you service?
We service medical waste for hospitals, health centers, surgery centers, skilled nursing facilities, laboratories, urgent care clinics, and any other medical waste generator in need of medical waste disposal in California.
What areas do you service?
We service all of California. We regularly service Los Angeles, Pasadena, Glendale, Burbank, Santa Monica, Culver City, Inglewood, Torrance, Downtown LA, West Hollywood, and surrounding Los Angeles County areas for medical waste disposal pickups.
Do you supply medical waste containers?
We supply biohazard bins to all of the practices we serve. We also have an array of containers in a variety of sizes available for purchase including sharps containers, pharmaceutical waste containers, hazardous waste containers, and more.
Setting up medical waste disposal service in
Los Angeles
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Communicate with a local service representative about your infectious waste generation details.
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Get a free quote for pickups at a service frequency that works best for you.
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Receive your compliance login information where you can easily access manifests for tracking and certificates of destruction for your records.
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Receive your first date of service where you will get your medical waste containers and we will collect any biomedical waste generated.
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Enjoy stress free pickups on a set schedule or convenient on call pickups depending on the solution you chose
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Los Angeles Medical Waste Regulations
California medical waste disposal is regulated by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), the Medical Waste Management Program, and applicable federal regulations. In Los Angeles County, healthcare facilities must also comply with local oversight from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works Environmental Programs Division and the CleanLA program, which administers hazardous waste collection and sharps disposal programs county-wide.
Eco Medical operates in full compliance with the CDPH and all Los Angeles County regulatory requirements. Since we only operate in California, our team has deep expertise in the specific regulations that apply to your LA-based practice.
We understand the importance of compliance with the California Medical Waste Management Act (MWMA) — Health & Safety Code, Division 104, Part 14. With regulations that differ depending on the classification of waste generated, the type of generator (large quantity vs. small quantity), and the specific waste streams involved, staying compliant can be overwhelming — especially for smaller practices without a dedicated compliance officer.
That's where Eco Medical comes in.
We are California's medical waste experts. We understand the regulations around generating, handling, collecting, transporting, and disposing of medical waste — and we help our Los Angeles clients stay ahead of inspections, not scramble to prepare for them.
We offer free compliance audits to any Los Angeles healthcare facility. We'll perform a walkthrough of your facility, review your designated accumulation area, verify container labeling and segregation practices, and ensure you're operating in full compliance with the MWMA and CDPH requirements. We also perform waste audits that can reduce the volume of regulated medical waste your facility generates — lowering the amount you pay per pickup.
Key Los Angeles Medical Waste Requirements:
Designated Accumulation Area: All biohazardous medical waste must be stored in a secured, designated accumulation area labeled with a biohazard warning sign legible from at least 25 feet in both English and Spanish, as required by the MWMA. In Los Angeles County, this area must be inaccessible to unauthorized persons and animals.
Sharps Waste Disposal: Must go into a rigid, puncture-proof sharps container that is sealable and clearly labeled with "Sharps Waste" or the word and symbol "BIOHAZARD." Sharps containers must not be filled past the ¾ full line. Once sealed, they can be placed inside your biohazard bin alongside other biohazardous waste.
Biohazardous & Pathological Waste: Must go into a red biohazard bag (no more than 3 pounds) which is tied to prevent leakage and placed inside an approved, lined biohazard container. In California, pathological waste and biohazardous waste must be segregated and their respective containers properly labeled as "Pathology Waste" or "BIOHAZARD."
Pharmaceutical Waste: Non-hazardous pharmaceutical waste must go into a non-hazardous pharmaceutical container labeled "INCINERATION ONLY." These containers must be secured to protect contents from unauthorized access. Hazardous pharmaceutical waste (P-listed, U-listed, and D-characteristic drugs) must be managed under RCRA regulations.
Chemotherapy Waste: Trace chemotherapy waste must be segregated from other medical waste streams and placed in approved containers labeled for incineration. Bulk chemotherapy waste is classified as hazardous waste and must be managed under RCRA requirements.
Storage Time Limits: Medical waste generators in Los Angeles must arrange for pickup within 7 days of accumulation unless they have a storage permit allowing up to 90 days. Eco Medical helps you set the right pickup frequency to stay compliant without overpaying.
Tracking Documents: All medical waste shipments in California require a completed tracking document (manifest). Eco Medical provides digital and physical manifests for every pickup, accessible through our online compliance portal. Generators must retain tracking documents for a minimum of three years.
Los Angeles County Resources:
• California Department of Public Health — Medical Waste Management Program
• Los Angeles County Department of Public Works — CleanLA Household Hazardous Waste
• LA County S.A.F.E. Collection Centers (for home-generated sharps):
• CDPH Medical Waste Management Act
• CalRecycle Pharmaceutical and Sharps Waste Stewardship
Los Angeles Medical Waste Resources
For home-generated sharps disposal in
Los Angeles
, you can take sharps containers to:
Los Angeles-Glendale S.A.F.E. Center
(800) 773-2489
4600 Colorado Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90039
Washington Blvd. S.A.F.E. Center
(800) 988-6942
2649 E. Washington Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90021
East Los Angeles Sheriff's Patrol Station
(323) 264-4151
5019 E Third St, Los Angeles 90022
For household medications in the Los Angeles area, you can take them to:
WALGREEN CO.
(213) 251-0179
3201 WEST 6TH ST LOS ANGELES, CA 90020
EAST L.A. PHARMACY, CORP.
(323) 685-5039
4968 WHITTIER BLVD. LOS ANGELES, CA 90022
Los Angeles Medical Waste Disposal — Save 34% or More with Eco Medical
Eco Medical has been the trusted medical waste partner for Los Angeles County healthcare facilities since 2016. Founded in 2013 in Humboldt County, California, Eco Medical has grown to serve over 1,500 healthcare practices statewide — and Los Angeles County is one of our most active service areas. We service the city of Los Angeles and surrounding communities on a weekly basis, with pickup frequencies ranging from daily to on-call depending on your facility's waste generation volume and compliance needs.
How Much Can Your LA Practice Save?
Medical waste disposal costs add up quickly — especially in Los Angeles, where national waste companies charge premium rates and pile on hidden surcharges for fuel, regulatory compliance, container rentals, and administrative fees. Eco Medical eliminates all of that with transparent, flat-rate pricing. Here's what real LA facilities can expect to save by switching to Eco Medical:
• A rehabilitation center in South Los Angeles (zip 90003) generating 3–4 bins of biohazardous waste per month typically saves $4,000 or more per year by switching from a national provider to Eco Medical.
• A dental practice in Glendale (zip 91204) with monthly sharps and red bag pickups can save $1,200 to $1,800 per year — often cutting their current bill in half.
• An urgent care clinic in Koreatown (zip 90005) with biweekly pickups of sharps, red bag, and pharmaceutical waste typically saves $2,400 to $3,600 per year.
• A multi-physician primary care office in Pasadena (zip 91101) with weekly biohazard pickups saves an average of $3,200 per year compared to Stericycle or other national companies.
• An ambulatory surgery center in Beverly Hills (zip 90210) with higher waste volumes — including pathological and chemotherapy waste — can save $6,000 to $9,000+ per year with Eco Medical's custom-tailored service plans.
• A veterinary hospital in Torrance (zip 90501) with monthly biohazard and sharps pickups typically saves $1,400 to $2,000 per year.
• A skilled nursing facility in Inglewood (zip 90301) generating daily red bag waste can save $5,000 or more annually.
Want to know your exact savings? Email your current manifests or invoices to sales@ecomedicalwaste.com and we'll provide a free, apples-to-apples comparison quote within 24 hours.
Los Angeles Neighborhoods and Communities We Service
Eco Medical provides medical waste pickups throughout the entire Los Angeles metropolitan area. Our local drivers know the streets, the traffic patterns, and the parking challenges that come with servicing healthcare facilities across one of the largest cities in the world. We regularly service:
Downtown Los Angeles (DTLA) – Financial District, Arts District, Little Tokyo, Chinatown, Civic Center
Hollywood & West Hollywood – Sunset Strip, Melrose, Fairfax District
Beverly Hills & Century City – Rodeo Drive medical offices, Century Park East clinics
Westside – Westwood, Brentwood, West Los Angeles, Sawtelle, Mar Vista, Playa Vista
Santa Monica & Pacific Palisades – Montana Avenue, Main Street medical corridor
Mid-City & Mid-Wilshire – Miracle Mile, Hancock Park, Larchmont Village, Carthay
Koreatown – One of LA's densest healthcare corridors with dozens of clinics and specialists
Silver Lake, Echo Park & Los Feliz – Growing healthcare provider communities
East Los Angeles & Boyle Heights – Community health centers and dental clinics
South Los Angeles – Central-Alameda, Florence-Firestone, Watts, Willowbrook, Vermont-Slauson
San Fernando Valley – Sherman Oaks, Encino, Tarzana, Woodland Hills, North Hollywood, Studio City, Van Nuys, Northridge, Granada Hills, Reseda, Canoga Park, Panorama City
Glendale & Burbank – Thriving medical office districts along Brand Boulevard and Olive Avenue
Pasadena & Altadena – Old Pasadena, South Lake Avenue medical buildings, Huntington Health corridor
Culver City, Inglewood & Hawthorne – Growing healthcare networks near SoFi Stadium and LAX
South Bay – Torrance, Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, El Segundo, Carson, Gardena, Lomita
Harbor Area – San Pedro, Wilmington, Harbor City
Northeast LA – Eagle Rock, Highland Park, Glassell Park, Mount Washington
No matter where your practice is located in Los Angeles County, Eco Medical has you covered.
The Los Angeles Healthcare Landscape
Los Angeles County is home to the largest healthcare market in the western United States. With a population exceeding 10 million residents, the county supports an enormous network of healthcare providers:
• Over 80 licensed hospitals, including world-renowned facilities like Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (ranked among the top 10 hospitals nationally), UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center, Keck Hospital of USC, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, and Providence Saint John's Health Center.
• Two of the nation's top medical schools — the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and the Keck School of Medicine of USC — training the next generation of physicians and generating significant volumes of research-related medical waste.
• Thousands of private physician practices, dental offices, dermatology clinics, cosmetic surgery centers, optometry offices, podiatry practices, chiropractic offices, acupuncture clinics, physical therapy centers, and outpatient specialty clinics scattered across the county.
• A robust network of community health centers serving LA's diverse population, including federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) like AltaMed Health Services, APLA Health, St. John's Community Health, and the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services clinics.
• Hundreds of skilled nursing facilities, assisted living communities, home health agencies, hospice providers, and rehabilitation centers.
• A growing medical aesthetics and wellness industry in Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, Santa Monica, and the Westside that generates sharps, pharmaceutical, and biohazardous waste.
Every one of these facilities generates regulated medical waste that must be properly handled, transported, and disposed of under California law. Eco Medical is here to make that process simple, affordable, and compliant.
Why Choose a Local Provider Over National Companies?
Los Angeles healthcare facilities have historically been serviced by large national medical waste companies that operate across dozens of states with massive overhead, call centers, and corporate pricing structures that aren't designed to give you the best deal.
Here's why hundreds of California practices have switched to Eco Medical:
Direct Communication: When you call (707) 840-3423, you reach our team — not an automated phone tree, not a call center in another state. Your dedicated service representative knows your facility, your schedule, and your waste volumes.
Transparent Pricing: Our flat-rate pricing means no fuel surcharges, no environmental fees, no container rental charges, no regulatory compliance fees, and no annual price escalators buried in fine print. What we quote is what you pay.
Right-Sized Service Plans: National companies often lock facilities into pickup frequencies that generate more revenue for the hauler — not because the facility needs weekly service. We work with you to determine the right pickup cadence for your actual waste generation, which often means fewer pickups and lower costs without any compliance risk.
Free Compliance Audits: Our California-based compliance team will walk through your facility, review your waste segregation practices, inspect your designated accumulation areas, verify container labeling, and provide written recommendations — at no charge.
California-Only Expertise: We don't operate in 50 states. We operate in one — California. That means we know the Medical Waste Management Act, the CDPH Medical Waste Management Program requirements, and LA County-specific regulations better than any national company ever will.
No Long-Term Contracts: Many national waste companies lock clients into multi-year agreements with automatic renewals and steep early termination fees. Eco Medical believes in earning your business through service quality and fair pricing, not contractual handcuffs.
Locked-In Pricing: Your quoted rate stays the same for the duration of our agreement. No surprise price increases on your next invoice.
Ready to Switch?
If your Los Angeles healthcare facility is overpaying for medical waste disposal — or if you're frustrated with missed pickups, hidden fees, and unreachable customer service — it's time to experience the Eco Medical difference.
Call us today at (707) 840-3423 or email your current invoices to sales@ecomedicalwaste.com for a free, no-obligation savings comparison. We'll show you exactly how much you can save — and we'll make the switch seamless.
We used to use a National Company but they just kept jacking our fees up all the time. We switched to Eco Medical Waste and they cut our invoices in half.
Eco Medical Waste is always professional and timely. We appreciate their business and services.
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We offer medical waste disposal and management in all of California. Eco Medical was founded in far Northern California and has rapidly expanded to cover the entirety of California.
