Medical and Pathological Waste

Provincial Veterinary Lab

WASTE CHALLENGE:  To create a dignified process to dispose of whole animal carcasses weighing up to 2500 lbs for a Provincial Veterinary Post Mortem Lab.

WASTE SOLUTION: Developed a custom sized animal cremation chamber that can be loaded directly from the lab’s existing overhead crane system. The unit includes a uniquely integrated hydraulic lifting device.

RESULT: Eliminated the need for time consuming manual preprocessing of the carcass to prepare for loading. The new equipment also allows the Vet Lab the flexibility of processing whole carcasses and other pathological waste in the same batch.

Pharmaceutical Lab, Cuba

WASTE CHALLENGE: A pharmaceutical laboratory generates a range of wastes for disposal on a daily basis.  The waste includes off-spec drugs, pharmaceutical ingredients, liquid waste, and biologically active agents.

ECO SOLUTION:  A custom-engineered Eco Waste Oxidizer was designed to allow the lab to process all of the regulated waste that it generates on-site.  This solution mitigates the risks associated with third party handling and transportation.  It also reduces costs for the lab.

SPECIAL FEATURE: FLEXIBLE DESIGN:  The combination Solid and Liquid Waste Oxidizer allows for simultaneous treatment of pharmaceutical solid waste materials and specific types of flammable liquid waste.

SPECIAL FEATURE: ADVANCED ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS:  The EWS package includes an integrated Air Pollution Control system (APC) to control acid gases and remove particulate matter.  Also a Continuous Emissions Monitoring System (CEMS) was integrated with the solution to continually measure emissions quality.

SUSTAINABLE BENEFIT: REDUCED RISK: By treating these dangerous wastes at the point of generation, the laboratory maintains full control of the waste materials.  The lab is able to oversee the proper disposal of all bio-hazardous or chemical materials to ensure safe, secure, and sustainable life-cycle management of these materials.