The Daniels Difference for Healthcare Waste Management

LOCAL AND RELIABLE SERVICE 

We don't subhaul, it's our trucks, drivers and experienced experts who will be with you every step of the way! Compliant reliable services at a frequency that suits your needs without any third party hauler risk. 

WE TAKE A CLINICAL APPROACH

Infection Control and Safety undergird everything we do; clinically engineered medical waste containers, robotic washing and decontamination, and a clinically trained team to help you build your waste management program 

ONE PARTNER, ALL WASTE STREAMS

Daniels is experienced and permitted to collection, transport and treat all waste streams that originate from a patient care environment including hazardous and non-haz pharmaceuticals and trace/bulk chemo waste

SEE OUR PROVEN RESULTS

Our case studies and peer reviewed studies from world-leading medical journals and hospitals prove the Daniels model. From nursing homes and surgery centers to universities and hospitals, we partner for results! 


 

 

Delaware Medical Waste Management | Medical & Biohazardous Waste Disposal

Regardless whether you are a hospital, clinical laboratory, long-term care facility veterinary clinic, dental office, university or pharmaceutical laboratory, we have a customizable solution for you. Our methods are proven to drive reduction in needle stick injuries, save costs in practical ways, and reduce environmental impact and CO2 emissions. Daniels Health will work side by side with your staff to design a clinical waste management plan tailored to your unique business needs while ensuring complete compliance in Delaware. Our customizable solutions for medical waste disposal include: 

  • Biohazardous Sharps Disposal 
  • RMW (Regulated Medical Waste)
  • Trace Chemotherapy (cytotoxic waste) 
  • Expired RX Pharmaceuticals Disposal & Controlled Substances
  • Pathological waste 
  • RCRA Hazardous waste 
  • Surgical Device Recovery
  • OSHA Compliance Training 

 

ASK US FOR A WASTE CONSULTATION
 


 

Delaware Medical Waste Regulations 


The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control manage medical waste regulations through their Waste and Hazardous Substances division.

Every facility that generates medical waste is required to obtain an Infectious Waste Identification Number for each individual location, while generators storing medical or infectious waste on their premises must adhere to the following:

  • Room temperature waste cannot be stored for more than 14 days
  • Refrigerated waste cannot be stored more than 45 days
  • Frozen waste cannot be stored for more than 90 days


The only exception is sharps waste, which if stored in an appropriate sharps container (rigid and leak-proof), can be stored indefinitely until reaching the fill line. Delaware permits the use of reusable sharps containers, on the provision that they are thoroughly washed and decontaminated by a method approved by the Department of Health and Social Services each time they are emptied. Learn more about correct biohazardous waste disposal in Delaware here:
 

Guide To Delaware Medical Waste Regulations

 


 

Healthcare Waste Segregation Made Simple

Daniels Health drives best-practice in healthcare waste segregation and disposal


Correct segregation of healthcare waste streams has a profound affect not only on compliance, but across safety and environmental outcomes. As industry-shapers in healthcare waste management, Daniels takes a leading role in partnering with our customers to drive correct waste segregation behaviors in their facilities. Through education, clearly differentiated containers, color coding, training, medical waste audits and on-site partnership to establish the best locations and mounting heights for containers – we drive our customers’ success in lowering costs, reducing waste in hospitals, putting the safety of staff and patients first, and driving clinical outcomes.  


Daniels medical waste containers have redefined industry standards of ‘safe healthcare waste containment’. Our safety-designed systems have been supported by clinical research and trials, rigorous testing for bacterial load, and designed with fine-tuned tolerances to achieve safety in disposal, locking and hand restriction. With a range of over 40 containers supporting the collection, transport and disposal of regulated medical waste, biohazardous sharps, pathological waste, trace chemotherapy waste, pharmaceuticals and controlled substances, Daniels are a total solution partner to acute and non-acute healthcare facilities across the state of Delaware. Learn more about the Daniels approach to healthcare waste optimization here

 



Medical Waste Bin Cleanliness 


Daniels reusable sharps and medical waste bins are emptied and sanitized at our clean processing facilities using our independently tested “Washsmart” system. A fully automated, robotic system that decants waste, washes, sanitizes and dries. 

All of our Sharpsmart containers are washed through a rigorous 8-step process, entering a washing chamber combining environmentally friendly cleaning liquids, powerful jet-blasting hoses and steam technology to achieve the highest levels of bacterial load reduction and microbiological efficacy (4 times higher than the CDC requires!) 

  • Decontamination: Blood and human-source soiling are completely removed and the inside of the collector is now safe for handling
  • Sanitization: Daniels Washsmart system has been extensively researched, tested and independently verified - achieving a level of sanitization 4 times higher than required by the US’s CDC
  • Quality Control Parameters: The time, temperature and water volumes necessary to achieve this level of cleaning are closely monitored. If any parameter falls outside our set criteria, the Washsmart machine immediately shuts down, so it can be repaired
  • Tested: The Washsmart process passes the stringent Ninhydrin test – a forensic-level test to detect traces of blood or proteins and before delivery to you, our collector is physically inspected; the safety tray mechanism tested and inbuilt security locks checked

Let Daniels work with you to help improve segregation practices, increase infection control, decrease your sharps waste and carbon footprint.


 

Daniels Health understands the needs of healthcare facilities in Delaware. Contact us and see how we can help your facility better manage your medical and biohazardous waste disposal.

 

855 251 2655         Request a quote      

 

 

 

Let's Talk About Delaware

America’s 2nd smallest state is made up of 2 major land regions, The Piedmont and Atlantic Coastal Plain. Cocooned by the Delaware River and Bay and part of the Delmarva, nowhere in the “Diamond State” is far from water. 

 

Delaware has stunning museums for history buffs, scenic beaches and gardens for nature lovers and great food for everyone. The town of Middletown is known as the "Diamond Town of the Diamond State". The state’s capital Dover plays host to shindigs such as the Firefly Music Festival, Dover Days, the Delaware Wine and Beer festival and NASCAR races at the Dover International Speedway. It also provides the perfect gateway to First State Heritage Park and Amish Country. A trip Winterthur to visit the childhood home of collector Henry Francis du Pont, can’t be missed, now the Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library, it sits on 1,000 acres of rolling green meadows and enchanted woodlands made for exploring. If in Wilmington, a trip to Bellevue State Park is perfect for a picnic or horse riding. However, if you’d actually prefer to catch your lunch or simply meander, a hike Brandywine Creek State Park won’t disappoint.

Looking for fun in the sun? Fenwick Island State Park boasts 3 miles of barrier dunes, which is just a short drive from Ocean City and Cape Henlopen State Park has 2 beautiful sandy beaches, basketball courts and a golf course. Feeling peckish? A trip to Rehoboth Beach isn’t complete without a bucket of Thrasher’s fries with vinegar, local crab cakes or a slice from Grotto Pizza. With a healthy culinary scene, it’s no surprise livestock and crops are the state’s leading revenue raisers. Delaware also has a huge manufacturing industry with pharmaceuticals being one of their leading products, while the healthcare industry provides employment for 10% of all Delawareans.

 

Large-scale pharmaceutical manufacturing and a strong healthcare industry bring with it medical waste.

Delaware State Resources & Requirements

Delaware EPA

1650 Arch Street

Philadelphia, PA  19103-2029

215 814 5122

Daniels Delaware Site 

6611 Chandlery Street

Baltimore, MD 21224

888 952 5580

Waste Classification

In Delaware, Infectious wastes are classfied as special solid wastes that may cause human disease and may reasonably be suspected of harboring human pathogenic organisms, or may pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, disposed of or otherwise managed. Types of solid wastes designated as infectious include but are not necessarily limited to the following: Biological wastes; Sharps; Discarded Biological; Isolation Wastes; and Other infectious wastes

Storage Requirements

Delaware state requirements mandate:

Infectious waste shall be contained in a manner that affords protection from rain and wind; Prevents the spread of infectious agents; Does not provide a breeding place or food source for insects or rodents; and Prevents the leakage of waste from the storage bag or container. Infectious waste shall be placed in separate containers from other waste at the point of origin in the producing facility. Infectious waste may not be stored at the waste producing facility for more than the following periods of time: Up to fourteen days at room temperature (18 to 28 degrees Celsius, 65 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit) or up to 45 days in a refrigerator (2 to 7 degrees Celsius, 36 to 44 degrees Fahrenheit) for all types of infectious waste, so long as it does not produce conditions that are offensive or harmful to facility personnel or the public welfare. Ninety days in a freezer (-20 to -18 degrees Celsius, -4 to -1 degrees Fahrenheit) not used for food or patient related items.

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