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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 Jose and surrounding areas since 2013
San Jose Medical Waste Disposal
Trusted by 57+ medical facilities across San Jose and the South Bay
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 Jose medical waste disposal. We service healthcare providers across Santa Clara County including hospitals, surgery centers, skilled nursing facilities, dental clinics, laboratories, and biotech facilities throughout the Silicon Valley region.
Looking for a weekly biohazard pickup service? A local Eco Medical service representative can do a full walkthrough at your facility to ensure you are managing your regulated medical waste in full compliance.
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 Jose disposal.
We service healthcare providers throughout San Jose, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, Campbell, Milpitas, Los Gatos, Cupertino, and surrounding Santa Clara County 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 Jose, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, Campbell, Milpitas, Los Gatos, Cupertino, Saratoga, Morgan Hill, Gilroy, and surrounding Santa Clara 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
San Jose
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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
Any Questions?
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San Jose Medical Waste Regulations
California medical waste disposal is regulated by the California Department of Public Health and federal regulations. In Santa Clara County, the Department of Environmental Health (DEH) serves as the Local Enforcement Agency.
Contact: Santa Clara County DEH — (408) 918-3400, 1555 Berger Drive, Building #2, Suite 300, San Jose, CA 95112
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.
Eco Medical wants to make it easy for you.
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 San Jose clients stay ahead of inspections, not scramble to prepare for them.
We offer free compliance audits to any San Jose 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 Jose 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 Jose County Resources:
• California Department of Public Health — Medical Waste Management Program
• Santa Clara County DEH — Medical Waste Permits
• Santa Clara County HHW Program
• CDPH Medical Waste Management Act (full text): cdph.ca.gov/programs/ceh/drsem
• CalRecycle Pharmaceutical and Sharps Waste Stewardship
San Jose Medical Waste Resources
For home-generated sharps disposal in
San Jose
, you can take sharps containers to:
Santa Clara County Department of Environmental Health — Medical Waste Management Program
(408) 918-3400
1555 Berger Drive, Building #2, Suite 300, San Jose, CA 95112
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (SCVMC)
(408) 885-5000
751 S. Bascom Avenue, San Jose, CA 95128
Santa Clara County Household Hazardous Waste Program
(408) 299-7300
Drop-off by appointment — permanent facilities in East San Jose and San Martin
For unused household medications disposal in San Jose, you can take them to:
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
(408) 817-1360
500 Tully Road San Jose, CA, 95111
CVS Pharmacy 09559
(408) 280-5521
1285 Lincoln Avenue San Jose, CA, 95125
Get Your Free San Jose Medical Waste Disposal Quote
Eco Medical is your local partner for San Jose medical waste disposal, offering compliant, affordable, and reliable service across the region.
Whether you need biohazard waste pickup in Downtown San Jose, sharps disposal in Sunnyvale, pharmaceutical waste removal in Santa Clara, or medical waste service for a surgery center in Campbell, our team is here to help.
Call (707) 840-3423 for an instant free quote from a local service representative.
Get Started Today
Switching to Eco Medical is simple. Email us your current manifest records at sales@ecomedicalwaste.com and we will provide an exact, line-by-line comparison showing your projected savings. Or call (707) 840-3423 to speak directly with a local service representative who can answer every question about medical waste disposal in San Jose.
With over 3,000 California practices trusting Eco Medical since 2013, you'll be in excellent hands.
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.
