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Medical waste disposal for OB/GYN and birthing centers

An OB/GYN office and a freestanding birth center generate different things. The office produces draws, swabs and IUD procedure waste. The birth center produces a delivery, and a delivery produces waste that needs to be talked about plainly.

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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.

Labeled waste segregation station set up outside a birthing suite

What these facilities generate

Office volume, and delivery volume

In the office, it is a small and steady stream: blood draw sharps, speculum and swab waste, IUD and biopsy instruments, and the occasional saturated dressing.

In a birthing suite it is heavier and comes all at once: soaked underpads, drapes, gowns and tubing. Placental and anatomical waste is a separate matter, with its own rule and often its own vendor, and BioMed does not collect it. We would rather be clear on that before you sign anything.

  • Draw and injection sharps Blood collection needles, hypodermics and lancets.
  • Procedure waste IUD insertion and endometrial biopsy instruments, plus contaminated speculums and swabs.
  • Red bag waste from delivery Underpads, drapes, gowns, gloves and tubing saturated in a birth.
  • Not collected here Placental and other anatomical waste, which needs a vendor set up for that stream.

What applies to you

The rules behind the containers

Two things matter: the general bloodborne pathogens standard, and the separate handling of anatomical waste.

  • Bloodborne pathogens

    OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1030 covers containers, labeling, PPE and the written exposure control plan.

  • Anatomical waste is separate

    States treat placental and anatomical waste under their own provisions. Alabama works to ADEM Division 335-17; Florida to Chapter 64E-16. It does not go in the red bag by default.

  • 30 days in Florida

    Biomedical waste may not be stored at the generating facility for more than 30 days under Florida's rule.

  • Permitted transport

    ADEM permits medical waste vehicles in Alabama. Ask any hauler, including us, to confirm it.

A summary for orientation, not legal advice. Check the current rule with the agency, or call the office in Mobile, AL.

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
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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
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Your account

What we cover, stated plainly

Half a service is no use to a birth center. Here is the boundary before you plan around it.

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  • We collect

    Regulated medical and red bag waste, sharps, and pharmaceutical waste from the practice.

  • We do not collect

    Placental and anatomical waste. That stream needs a vendor set up for it.

  • Office-only practices

    Usually fit mail-back comfortably, at 0 to 50 lbs a month.

  • Birth centers

    Scheduled pickup, with an interval matched to deliveries rather than to floor area.

Questions

OB/GYN & Birthing Centers, answered

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

Mobile, AL(251) 300-6143

Do you take placental or anatomical waste?

No. That stream is handled separately under state rules and needs a vendor set up for it. We collect regulated medical and red bag waste, sharps and pharmaceutical waste alongside it.

Is mail-back enough for an OB/GYN office?

For an office-only practice, usually yes, at 0 to 50 lbs a month. A birthing suite generates more than that and suits scheduled pickup.

How quickly do you collect after a delivery?

Collection runs on a routine or flexible schedule. We set the interval from your delivery volume and change it when that changes.

What records do we keep?

A waste manifest for each pickup and proof of legal waste destruction.

Do you cover staff training?

Yes, through the online compliance portal: Bloodborne Pathogens, Hazcom, HIPAA and more, with instant certification.

Other facilities

We collect from these too

All 40 facility types we serve

Services

How the waste actually leaves

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

A quote for oB/GYN & Birthing Centers

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