                                EPA/HQ Summary
                    Facility Visit  -  Stericycle Autoclave

Attendees

Stericycle
John Colangelo, Selin Hoboy, Matt Marra, Marvin Bowers, Wade Shield, Bill Nolton, Justin Pickens
EPA/HQ Participants
Kristin Fitzgerald, Megan Fleming, Rachel Horton, Melissa Kaps, Tiffany Kollar, Brian Knieser, Drew Lausch, Kathy Lett, Laura Stanley, Jessica Young,
Region 3 Participant
Cassie McGoldrick
Maryland Dept of Environment (MDE)
Dean Bullis, Kaveh Hosseinzadeh

Date:  March 2, 2017

Location:  Baltimore, MD

Summary

Stericycle hosted EPA and MDE for a tour of their autoclave site in Baltimore, MD. The site has 2 autoclaves that employs steam sterilization to destroy pathogens. Prior to the tour, EPA and MDE met with Stericycle staff to learn about Stericycle's operations. During the tour, EPA and MDE observed several stages of the operations, including unloading regulated medical waste (RMW) from trucks, preparation for autoclaving, and RMW entering and exiting the autoclave. Stericycle mentioned that their customers are supportive finalizing the hazardous waste pharmaceuticals rule. Stericycle estimated that approximately 12-15% of a hospital's formulary is hazardous waste, when discarded, and approximately 5% of a hospital's total waste is hazardous waste.
