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Escambia County, Florida

Biomedical waste disposal in Century, FL

Century sits at the top of Escambia County on the Alabama line, about as far from the coast as Florida gets in this part of the state. Small, rural, and a long way from anyone's collection route.

Get a quote today

Tell us about your facility and the Mobile office will call you back.

Or call (251) 300-6143.

  • No long-term contracts

    You stay because the pickups happen, not because a contract says so.

  • No hidden fees

    Mail-back has no minimum purchase and no fuel surcharge either.

  • Local pickup

    South Alabama, South Mississippi and the Florida Panhandle.

  • Mail-back anywhere

    Prepaid return boxes to all 50 states, for offices that make very little.

Technician and a practice manager reviewing a sealed container in a treatment room

In Century

What we collect here, and from whom

Rural does not mean exempt, but it may mean cheaper than you were told. A practice here documenting less than 25 lbs of biomedical waste in every 30-day period over the previous twelve months can qualify for an exemption from the annual permit, while still following the rest of Chapter 64E-16.

It also means a prepaid mail-back system is usually the sensible route. It ships to the address, comes back on the label it arrived with, and carries no fuel surcharge for the drive nobody has to make.

BioMed works from one office, at 1909 Brookdale Drive West in Mobile, AL, and the Panhandle is inside the local pickup area run from it. Century is in Escambia County, inside the local pickup area. See the rest of the Florida Panhandle, or contact us and the Mobile office will reply.

  • Rural family practices A container that fills over months rather than weeks.
  • Dental offices A rural practice sharps, plus scrap amalgam kept out of the red bag.
  • Veterinary clinics Vaccination needles used on farm calls, sealed before they travel back.
  • Home-injecting patients Systems shipped to the door, with a certificate of disposal when they come back.

Florida rules

What Florida asks of you

Florida calls it biomedical waste and runs it through Chapter 64E-16 of the Florida Administrative Code. A short guide, for orientation.

  • A permit from your county

    Facilities that generate biomedical waste apply for an annual permit to the county health department where the business sits. Here that is the Florida Department of Health in Escambia County.

  • The 25-pound exemption

    A facility that can document less than 25 lbs in every 30-day period over the previous 12 months can qualify for an exemption from the permit. The rest of the rule still applies.

  • 30 days on site

    Biomedical waste may not be stored at the generating facility for more than 30 days, so the pickup schedule has to keep up.

  • A plan and trained staff

    Facilities keep a written biomedical waste operating plan. Staff are trained before they handle the waste and take a refresher every year.

Source: Florida Department of Health, Biomedical Waste Regulation. A summary for orientation, not legal advice. Check the current rule with the agency.

Two ways to dispose

Pickup or mail-back

It comes down to how much you make. Steady volume suits a truck on a schedule. An office that fills a few containers a month can skip the truck and mail them back.

Scheduled pickup

For clinics, practices and facilities with steady volume

  • Containers and bags supplied for each waste stream
  • Routine or flexible pickups, adjusted when your volume changes
  • Collected by trained, experienced personnel
  • Waste manifest and proof of legal destruction every time
  • Local across South Alabama, South Mississippi and the Florida Panhandle, from our Mobile, AL office
Quote a pickup schedule

Mail-back

For small quantity generators, 0 to 50 lbs a month

  • Systems from 1 quart to 28 gallons
  • Prepaid return box and a pre-filled manifest
  • Email tracking from pickup to destruction
  • Electronic certificate of disposal
  • No contracts, no minimums, no fuel surcharges
See mail-back systems Or go straight to the shop

Questions

Medical waste in Century, answered

Something we did not cover? The office that serves you can answer it.

Mobile, AL(251) 300-6143

Could we qualify for the Florida permit exemption?

Possibly. A facility that can document less than 25 lbs of biomedical waste in every 30-day period over the previous 12 months can apply for an exemption to the Florida Department of Health in Escambia County. The rest of Chapter 64E-16 still applies.

Do you come out to Century?

Century is in Escambia County, inside the local pickup area. For a small site mail-back is usually simpler and carries no fuel surcharge.

Who issues our permit?

The county health department where the business sits, which here is the Florida Department of Health in Escambia County.

How long can waste stay on site?

No more than 30 days at the generating facility under Florida's rule.

Is there a contract?

No contracts, no minimums and no monthly fees.

Nearby

We collect in these towns too

Every town we collect in

Services

What we can take off your hands

Local pickup runs from our Mobile, AL office, and mail-back ships to all 50 states. Compare all services.

A quote for Century

Tell us what you generate and where you are. The Mobile office comes back with a quote, and there is no contract to sign.

Request a quote Mobile, AL(251) 300-6143