title: Stericycle, Inc.: recycling potentially infectious waste.
abstract: With this article, HHMM begins a series on alternative methods of destroying tracked medical waste. This article was prepared for HHMM by Stericycle, Inc. It describes the Stericycle method of disinfecting medical plastics and of recycling materials into useful products.
mesh_terms: D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D007087:Illinois; D007221:Industry / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008506:Medical Waste; D011210:Power Plants; D012037:Refuse Disposal / Q000379:methods*; D013242:Sterilization / Q000379:methods*; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: D008506:Medical Waste