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Complete Medical Waste Management
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 San Francisco and surrounding areas since 2013
San Francisco Medical Waste Disposal
Servicing 86 medical facilities in SF alone
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 Waste is a local solution to San Francisco medical waste disposal. Our Northern California based team services clinics, laboratories, dental offices, surgery centers, and skilled nursing facilities across the city on a weekly basis.
Our experienced team understands the regulations found within the Medical Waste Management Act in depth and can help ensure you are following all of the proper guidelines for San Francisco disposal.
We service healthcare providers throughout San Francisco, Daly City, South San Francisco, San Bruno, Pacifica, and surrounding Bay Area communities.
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 12+ 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 regularly service San Francisco, Oakland, San Rafael, Marin, Palo Alto, Berkeley, and surrounding 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
San Francisco
1.
Communicate with a local service representative about your infectious waste generation details.
2.
Get a free quote for pickups at a service frequency that works best for you.
3.
Receive your compliance login information where you can easily access manifests for tracking and certificates of destruction for your records.
4.
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
Any Questions?
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San Francisco Medical Waste Regulations
CA medical waste disposal is regulated by the California Department of Public Health and federal regulations. In San Francisco, the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH), Environmental Health Branch, serves as the Local Enforcement Agency for medical waste.
We understand the importance of compliance with the California Medical Waste Management Act (MWMA). With regulations that differ depending on the classification and amount of waste generated, staying compliant can be overwhelming.
Let Eco Medical help.
We are SF's medical waste experts. We understand the regulations around generating, handling, collecting, transporting, and disposing of medical waste and we help our clients in San Francisco stay ahead of inspections, not scramble to prepare for them.
We offer free compliance audits to any San Francisco 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. We also perform waste audits that can reduce the volume of regulated medical waste your facility generates.
Key San Francisco 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.
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.
Pharmaceutical Waste: Non-hazardous pharmaceutical waste must go into a non-hazardous pharmaceutical container labeled "INCINERATION ONLY." Hazardous pharmaceutical waste must be managed under RCRA regulations.
Storage Time Limits: Medical waste must be picked up within 7 days of accumulation. 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.
San Francisco Resources:
• California Department of Public Health — Medical Waste Management Program
• San Francisco Department of Public Health — Medical Waste
• San Francisco Environment Department
• CDPH Medical Waste Management Act
• CalRecycle Pharmaceutical and Sharps Waste Stewardship
San Francisco Medical Waste Resources
For home-generated sharps disposal in
San Francisco
, you can take sharps containers to:
Golden Gate Pharmacy
(415) 661-0790
1835 Noriega Street, San Francisco, CA 94122
Alto Pharmacy
(800)874-5881
1400 Tennessee St, #2, San Francisco, CA 94107
Koshland Pharmacy
(415) 334-0600
301 Folsom St, #B, San Francisco, CA 94105
For unused household medication disposal in San Francisco, you can take them to:
Community Behavioral Health Services Pharmacy
(415) 255-3659
1380 Howard Street, #130
SF Police Department - Ingleside Station
San Francisco CA 94112
1 Sgt. John V Young Street
Get Your Free San Francisco Medical Waste Disposal Quote
Eco Medical is your local partner for San Francisco medical waste disposal, offering compliant, affordable, and reliable service across the city.
Whether you need biohazard waste pickup in the Mission District, sharps disposal in the Sunset, pharmaceutical waste removal in SOMA, or medical waste service for a clinic in the Richmond, our team is here to help.
Call (707) 840-3423 for an instant free quote from our local service representative.
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.
