SYSTEM FOR TREATING BIO-HAZARDOUS MEDICAL WASTE

摘要

The present disclosure concerns embodiments of a system for rendering bio­hazardous medical waste safe for disposal. In accordance with one embodiment, a method for treating medical waste material comprises sterilizing the waste material, fractionating the waste material, and liquefying at least a portion of the waste material so as to form a mixture or slurry of liquefied waste material and solid, fractionated waste material. The slurry is then solidified to form a sterile, unitary mass that occupies a volume that is less than the volume of the waste material prior to being treated.