In U.S. hospitals and healthcare facilities, yellow bins are used for trace chemotherapy waste — items that have come into contact with antineoplastic (chemotherapy) drugs but contain only residual amounts of the medication, defined as less than 3% by weight of the active ingredient remaining. Chemotherapy waste is among the most hazardous waste streams generated […]
In U.S. hospitals and medical offices, the blue waste bin is used for non-hazardous pharmaceutical waste. This includes expired, unused, or partially used medications that do not meet the EPA’s definition of hazardous waste under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) — meaning they are not P-listed, U-listed, or D-listed substances. Non-hazardous pharmaceutical waste […]
In U.S. healthcare facilities, black bins are used for RCRA hazardous pharmaceutical waste. These containers collect medications and pharmaceutical products classified as hazardous under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act — including P-listed acute hazardous drugs, U-listed toxic drugs, and D-listed characteristic waste that is flammable, corrosive, toxic, or reactive. If your facility generates, handles, […]
Here are some specific training documents that your medical office needs to have on file to maintain compliance with state and federal regulations
Establish a comprehensive, self-motivating routine for medical office audits, then work with staff and outside partners to until it is operational culture.