Destin, Florida, Biohazard Disposal

First settled in 1845, Destin, Florida is known for its stunning, soft quartz sand beaches and for Destin’s East Pass, a man-made trench which provides the fastest access to deep sea fishing in the whole Gulf of Mexico. The Florida DEP (Department of Environmental Protection) estimates that over 80% of visitors to the Emerald Coast visit this area—this amounts to millions of visitors. In fact, the has more visitors than residents!

These visitors need access to quality healthcare, and local facilities like Sacred Heart Medical Group, White-Wilson Medical Center and Emerald Coast Emerald Care step up whenever they’re needed.

Of course, every healthcare facility has the need for effective medical waste management. When local medical centers need the best in biohazard disposal, they turn to the 18 years of expertise and service they get from WasteX.

Destin, FL, Medical Waste Management

WasteX has nearly 20 years in business, and our expert team carries decades of combined experience in medical waste management for the entire Emerald Coast area, including Crestview, Florida; Panama City, Florida; Pensacola, Florida and all the surrounding Florida Panhandle areas. WasteX offers complete medical waste disposal, plus OSHA training and certification services, including dealing with:

Biomedical waste materials including anything potentially saturated with bloodborne pathogens including used surgical gloves, gauze, bodily waste or tissue samples, and disposable waste.
Sharps disposal, including used hypodermic needles, razor blades, knives from operating procedures, glass and any other materials which can cause punctures or cuts and possibly transmit disease.
Pharmaceutical waste, including neutralizing chemicals from excess Rx treatments, medications, and other compounds. If not properly treated, these can present not only a danger to people through accidental exposure but can contaminate the environment including groundwater.

OSHA and HIPAA Certification

Understanding what is, and is not, biomedical waste for disposal is vital not only to protecting your patients, staff and environment, but in saving you a great deal of money by not paying extra for specialized disposal of harmless waste. WasteX is pleased to offer outstanding courses and training, narrated by HIPAA and OSHA, to certify your employees on these important issues.

Our Waste Disposal Process

In Florida, biohazard disposal must occur at least once per 30 days. For more information on Florida laws, please visit the Department of Health website. We will work with you to set up a reliable schedule to pick up your waste and remove it to a site where it will be properly neutralized, sterilized via autoclave, and disposed of in a safe and effective way.

We’ll provide the containers, whether it’s a bag, a large tote, a box or whatever your company needs. We’ll be on time, no matter where you’re located in the Florida Panhandle, and we by our local customer service staff based out of Destin, Florida.

The OSHA and HIPAA compliance services can keep your company in compliance with all federal, local and state laws, and help you avoid thousands of dollars in fines, as well as ensure you’re protecting everyone around you. Just give us a call at 1-877-543-2015 for more information or to get started on your scheduled biomedical waste disposal services today!