What is pharmaceutical waste?

Pharmaceutical waste refers to the waste materials from hospitals, clinics, dentist offices, physician’s offices, nursing homes, blood bank and collection centers etc. Improper management of pharmaceutical waste brings potential danger of getting infected or injured to health care facility staff, patients, waste handler and even the general public. It might also pollute the environment. So it is very important to sort, segregate, treat and dispose pharmaceutical wastes in a proper and safe manner. Pharmaceutical waste shredder machines is a good choice for properly disposal of pharmaceutical waste.

Different types of pharmaceutical waste

As per data from WHO (World Health Organization), only about 10-25% pharmaceutical waste is infectious waste. For example, needles, scalpels, used swabs, used bandages, human tissues, organs, animal carcasses etc. These infectious wastes pose potential risks to human health or the environment and thus require special treatment. A majority of 75-90% is general waste which is non-hazardous. For example, office paper, wrapper, kitchen waste etc. that haven’t been in contact with patients. No matter if it is a safe disposal of the hazardous portion of pharmaceutical waste, or the recycling of the non- hazardous, a pharmaceutical waste shredder can effectively reduce the waste size facilitating further processing.

Pharmaceutical waste shredder from PROSINO PROSINO size reduction machines are good choice for recycling pharmaceutical waste. We have various types of pharmaceutical waste shredders available with a wide choice of different cutting knives, screen mesh sizes and output capacity to meet your specific requirement. It includes single shaft shredder, double shaft shredder and granulator. Whether you are looking for a shredder for an initial size reduction process, or a granulator for secondary further size reduction. Contact us and one of our sales representatives will discuss with you about your pharmaceutical waste recycling needs in detail. Also we will recommend you the most suitable solution which best fit your needs.