Morristown Medical Waste Disposal Services
Morristown Medical Waste Disposal. Healthcare Waste Management offers convenient, secure medical waste disposal services in Tennessee. Including: biohazard waste disposal, medical waste disposal, infectious waste disposal, sharps disposal and compliance training plus, secure document shredding. Contact us today for a quick, customized quote to fit your facilities needs.
Medical Waste Disposal
We specialize in the removal of infectious waste from your hospital, medical office or private practice.
Contact Healthcare Waste Management Today to find out how we save you Money for medical waste disposal.
Compliance Training
Bloodborne pathogens training, Exposure control plans, Required training, Supplies and More.
Healthcare Waste Management is here to answer all of your questions about the training required by your facility.
Sharps Container Disposal
Healthcare Waste Management is the perfect partner to help with your sharps disposal needs.
No customer is too big or small for us to help with your safe disposal of needles and sharps. Contact Us Today!
RCRA & Pharma Waste
Pharmaceutical waste disposal is becoming one of the most important aspects of environmental services.
Healthcare Waste Management can help your facility manage all of your RCRA and pharmaceutical waste. Call Today.
Document Destruction
To stay within compliance of the increased government regulations, we provide secure paper shredding for your facility or business.
Our drivers come to your location to set you up with secure locking cabinets or large document carts for safe storage until removal.
Biohazard Supplies
From Biohazard Boxes & Bins to our replacement sharps container program. We have everything you need.
In an effort to help our customers better utilize their time, we offer direct supplies delivery at the same time as scheduled services.
Healthcare Waste Management, Inc. services all of Tennessee for your biohazard waste and medical waste disposal needs. Contact Healthcare Waste Management today for a quick medical waste disposal disposal quote. You can reach us at 888-427-5797.
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Morristown Medical Waste Disposal
No matter if you generate 1000 pounds of waste a day or 1 pound a week, we at Healthcare Waste Management are here to serve you 
and save you money. Weather you need the standard waste pickup services or more specialized service we can help. Along with our waste disposal we also are proud to offer secure document, paper and product shredding along with online compliance training of many different types.
Always Saving More
Every company that generates medical waste legally must have this waste picked up, no matter how much or how little waste is generated. We keep this fact in our mind at all times and ensure you do not have to overpay for a required service. One way we keep your costs low is by actually owning the disposal plant we use to destroy your waste. There are many disposal plants across the country that are happy to charge other medical waste disposal companies to dispose of your waste, but we cut this cost out entirely.
Morristown, Tennessee
Morristown was officially founded in the late seventeen-hundreds and today has a population of just around 30,000 people. The area has been called Morristown for as long as settlers have been there, presumably due to the Morris family which was one of the largest families in the area at the time. Most recently the downtown area of Morristown known as the Skymart District has seen a resurgence in development and commerce as a result.
Healthcare Systems
Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System is the premier hospital serving Morristown and was founded in 1955 and opened with 70 beds while employing 90 people. In 1975 the hospital outgrew its current building and a 50 bed add on was built to accommodate more patients. Today the hospital has 167 beds along with nearly 30 ER rooms available to the people of Morristown.
Morristown, TN Benefits of Using Healthcare Waste Management Services
As the name suggest we are a complete management team of your healthcare medical, biohazard, sharps and other wastes that is regulated. From pickup to destruction, we are the only company that handles your waste.
- We own the waste from pickup to destruction, no middleman, means no hidden cost.
- Our state-of-the-art processing plants ensure the waste is disposed of as quickly and effectively as possible, with minimum impact to the environment.
- With us it is our drivers, our trucks, our processing plants and our insurance. You can imagine the insurance one must have when they own their own processing plants.
Morristown, TN About
Morristown is a city in and the county seat of Hamblen County, Tennessee, United States. Morristown also extends into Jefferson County on the west and southern ends. The population was 29,137 at the 2010 United States Census. It is the principal city of the Morristown, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Grainger, Hamblen, and Jefferson counties. The Morristown metropolitan area is also a part of the Knoxville-Sevierville-La Follette Combined Statistical Area.
Morristown, TN Resources
Morristown, TN Interesting Information
Morristown is located 13 miles northeast of Jefferson City, 10 miles south of Bean Station, 30 miles west of Greeneville, and 8 miles north of White Pine. Morristown is bordered by the unincorporated communities of Russellville and Talbott. According to the 2010 census, the city has a total area of 28.0 square miles, of which 0.04 square miles, or 0.19%, are water. Cherokee Lake, an artificial reservoir built by the Tennessee Valley Authority in the 1940s, is north of the city. Morristown has a single airport and it is owned by the city. Morristown Regional Airport was founded in 1953 and managed by famous female aviator Evelyn Johnson until her death in 2012.
Morristown, TN Medical Waste FAQ and Related Searches
Medical waste is healthcare trash that contains infectious or potentially infectious items. It can come from hospitals, medical clinics, veterinary offices, dental clinics, research facilities, or medical laboratories. It can contain blood or other bodily fluids, or it can appear benign, like gloves or gowns.
According to the Medical Waste Tracking Act of 1988, it’s defined as any waste created during treatment, testing, immunization, research, or diagnosis of human beings and animals. Examples include sharps like scalpels or needles, tissue, fluids, glassware, swabs, culture dishes, or bandages.
- Expired vaccines
- Tissue from humans or animals
- Gowns, gloves, or gauze that may have blood on them
- Waste from rooms of patients with infectious diseases
- Needles, scalpels, and broken glass used in procedures
- Laboratory cultures, stocks, and contaminated culture paraphernalia
- Bedding from infected animals
The WHO identifies the 8 categories of medical waste as:
- Infectious waste
- Sharps waste
- Pathological waste
- Chemical waste
- Cytotoxic waste
- Pharmaceutical waste
- Radioactive waste
- Nonhazardous general waste
Those types cover all the potential varieties and sources of regulated and non-regulated healthcare waste.
You know hospitals and doctor’s offices create medical waste. But blood banks, dental clinics, and urgent care clinics create it too. Pharmacies, veterinary clinics, medical testing labs, research labs, nursing homes, hotels where patients stay, and funeral homes also create regulated waste.
Even an office building can generate biohazardous waste. Why? Because if someone gets a nosebleed at work and uses a tissue to stop it, they’ve created regulated waste. There was a hotel in Boston, next door to Mass General Hospital, was fined twice for medical waste violations from hotel guests.
Medical Waste Disposal
Medical waste, when improperly treated and disposed of, is potentially harmful to others and to the environment. Medical waste is generated in a number of ways but usually as a result of the treatment, immunization, or care of humans or animals. Due to treatment, waste is generated, and that waste could be potentially dangerous or […] Read More
Best Practices in the Medical Waste Disposal Industry
If your healthcare practice has medical waste, the law says it’s up to you to figure out how to best dispose of it. Making sure to exercise proper disposal is a choice that reflects positively on the environment as well as the integrity of your company. Follow these best practices to safely and efficiently dispose […] Read More
Medical Waste Generation
Healthcare Waste Management disposes of medical waste for many different types of facilities. From hospitals, to dentists, to funeral homes, we deal with different types of waste from a variety of sources. But just how much medical waste is there? And where is it coming from? As of 2013, there were approximately one million hospital […] Read More
The Obscurity of Medical Waste in America
When it comes to state and federal regulations, things are a bit hazy in labeling a substance as medical waste. In fact, different terms such as “hospital waste,” “biomedical waste,” and “infectious waste” consistently appear in state and federal laws and guidelines, yet there is currently no set test to determine when a solid waste […] Read More
History of the Medical Waste Tracking Act
Proper disposal of bio-medical waste is something Healthcare Waste Management takes very seriously, meeting and exceeding industry regulations and constantly working to make the process as safe and efficient as possible. Unfortunately not everybody does or has done the same. In 1988, Congress enacted the Medical Waste Tracking Act of 1988, a United States federal […] Read More
Medical Waste Disposal Service Area
Healthcare Waste Management services the entire state of Tennessee including the following cities: Nashville, Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Clarksville, Murfreesboro, Johnson City, Kingsport, Franklin, Jackson, Cleveland, Bristol, Morristown, Bartlett, Hendersonville, Collierville, Smyrna, Cookeville, Brentwood, Spring Hill for medical waste and related services.
Reviews From Our Customers
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"You guys are great to work with, always helpful when I call or need help. Thank you"
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Chicago, IL
"Cheap & good medical waste removal company. The staff is great and the pick-up is always on time. Thank you!"