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Bio-hazard waste

Biohazardous waste disposal and sharps pickup

Needles, blades, tubing, blood-soaked linens and expired drugs, collected and legally disposed of for businesses in Alabama, Florida and the rest of the Gulf Coast.

Mobile, AL(251) 300-6143

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.

Staff member in a protective gown dropping waste into a yellow container beside red biohazard bins

Definition

What is biohazardous waste?

Biohazardous waste is any solid or liquid waste that contains infectious or potentially infectious substances or materials.

In the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency and each individual state set the rules for how it is handled, packaged, transported and disposed of. So the same red bag can carry different obligations in Mobile than it does in Pensacola.

What we take

Sources of bio-medical waste

The waste BioMed can legally dispose of for area businesses includes all four of these.

  • Pharmaceutical waste

    Expired or unused drugs, whatever the reason they are no longer needed.

  • Needles and syringes

    Used sharps, collected in puncture-resistant containers.

  • Operating equipment

    Scalpels, blades, forceps and other sharp instruments.

  • Solid waste

    Medical tubing, catheters, bed pans, and blood-soaked clothes and linens.

State rules

Alabama and Florida both set their own

BioMed serves customers locally, regionally and nationally, and keeps track of the changing laws and proper disposal methods wherever it works. Local pickup covers three regions on the Gulf Coast; mail-back covers the rest.

Ask about your state

  • Alabama

    Local pickup across South Alabama: Mobile and Baldwin counties, from the office in Mobile.

  • Florida

    Local pickup right along the Florida Panhandle, run out of Mobile.

  • Mississippi

    Local pickup across South Mississippi, from the coast up to Hattiesburg.

  • Everywhere else

    Mail-back ships to all 50 states.

How pickup works

From the first call to the certificate

  1. BioMed technician going over service details with a clinic staff member at the front desk

    Tell us what you generate

    Call the Mobile office, or send the form. We ask what kinds of waste you make and roughly how much.

  2. Technician fitting a new wall-mounted sharps container in a clinic room

    We bring the containers

    The right containers and red bags for each waste stream, so nothing goes in the wrong bin.

  3. Technician sorting sealed containers on a cart in a clinic hallway

    Collected on your schedule

    Routine or flexible pickups by trained personnel. If you need us more or less often, we change the schedule.

  4. Technician and clinic manager reviewing the pickup record on a tablet

    Paperwork you can file

    A waste manifest for the pickup and proof that the waste was legally destroyed. Keep it for your records and your inspector.

Technician packing sealed red containers onto a cart for transport

How our program works

Small-town service, national reach

We provide local, regional and national services with the small-town customer service your company expects.

  • A vetted network We work with a pre-qualified network of vendors and suppliers for efficient, effective disposal.
  • Financial strength Enough to start and finish large-scale, long-term projects.
  • Quality assurance Sound quality assurance practices behind every job.

Questions

Biohazardous waste, answered

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

Mobile, AL(251) 300-6143

What is biohazardous waste?

Any solid or liquid waste that contains infectious or potentially infectious substances or materials.

What are common examples?

Expired or unused pharmaceuticals; needles and syringes; operating equipment such as scalpels, blades and forceps; and solid waste such as medical tubing, catheters, bed pans and blood-soaked clothes and linens.

Who regulates biohazardous waste?

In the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency and each individual state set the rules for how medical waste is handled, packaged, transported and disposed of. Alabama and Florida each have their own.

Do you work outside Alabama and Florida?

Local pickup covers South Alabama, South Mississippi and the Florida Panhandle. Beyond that, BioMed works through a vetted, pre-qualified network of vendors, and the mail-back program ships to all 50 states.

Related services

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

Ready when your containers are

Tell us what you generate and where. The Mobile office will come back with a quote, with no contract to sign.

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