Medical Waste Management

Table of Contents

I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS

• Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations
• Disclaimers
• Data Interpretation & Reporting Level
• Quantitative Techniques & Analytics
• Product Definitions and Scope of Study
• Medical Waste
• Human Pathological Waste
• Human Blood
• Sharps
• Cultures and Stocks
• Animal Waste
• Waste from Isolation Wards
• Others

II-A. A US MARKET REPORT

• The United States
• Introduction
• Overview of RMW Management in the US
• Incineration - The Leading Technology
• Alternative Technologies - Issues Remain
• Waste Reduction - The New Mantra
• Market Overview by Segment
• Medical Waste Management & Disposal Services
• Liquid Medical Waste Management
• Collection Equipment
• Medical Waste Treatment and Processing Supplies
• Market Outlook
• RMW Management and Disposal Market - Growth Drivers
• Growth Inhibitors
• Action Plans to Boost the Prospects of Waste Management Market
• Managing Medical Waste
• Selecting the Proper Technology
• Treatment Capability
• Pollution Control
• Capacity
• Vendor Support
• Volume Reduction/Appearance Alteration
• Trends & Issues
• Debut of PVC-free Medical Devices
• Central Waste Treatment Facilities
• Liquid Medical Waste Disposal Equipment
• Autoclaving Gaining Ground in the US
• Chemical/Mechanical Technologies - Doubts Persist
• Small Companies Face Difficult Times
• Growing Disposal Costs and Environmental Issues Shape Market Fortunes
• Better Waste Management Cuts Costs
• Preventing Environmental Damage: A Vital Issue in Waste Disposal
• An Aging Population Generates Higher Quantity of Medical Waste
• Persistent Organic Pollutants
• Incineration - A Cause for Growing Pollution
• Medical Waste Regulations Curb Incinerator Use
• Furans, Dioxins and Co-Planar PCBs
• Proper Waste Management Minimizes Cost and Responsibility
• Mercury - A Lethal Chemical
• Ways to Eliminate Mercury from Medical Waste Stream
• Competitive Scenario
• Stericycle - The Undisputed Leader
• Regulatory Overview
• Revision of Health and Safety Code
• MWTA - Precursor to Present Day Regulations
• Definition of Regulated Medical Waste
• Clean Air Act 1997 - Thumb Rule for the EPA
• Human Pathological Waste
• Human Blood
• Sharps
• Cultures and Stocks
• Animal Waste
• Waste from Isolation Wards
• Others
• OSHA - Ensuring Worker Safety
• Bloodborne Pathogens Standard
• Department of transport - ensuring safe transport of rmw
• Hazmat Employees
• Hazmat Employee Training
• Storage
• Packaging Requirements
• Documentation
• US Postal Service
• What Can be Mailed?
• Prohibited Materials
• Packaging Requirements
• Centers for Disease Control
• Guidelines for the Disposal of Pharmaceutical Waste
• Medical Wastes from Private Homes
• Radioactive Waste
• Other Hazardous Waste
• New Technologies in Medical Waste Management
• Steam Sterilization/Sanitation
• Working Mechanism
• Drawbacks
• Superheated Steam
• Hydroclaving
• Rotoclave
• Dryheat Treatment
• Microwave Treatment
• Chemical Treatment
• Waste Mineralization/Stabilization
• Sterilization with Mineralization
• Burying of Sanitary Wastes
• Public Sewerage System
• Decontamination
• Liquid Medical Waste Disposal
• Strategic Corporate Developments
• Advanced Disposal Services Acquires Jacksonville Operations of Waste Services.
• Waste Industries USA Acquires American Disposal Services
• Sharps Compliance Acquires Texas-Based Leased Disposal Facility.
• MPRI Announces Expansion into Waste Management Market with National Training Campaign
• Premier Renews Agreement with Ascent
• Stericycle Takes Over Commodore Medical Services
• Franklin Square Hospital Center Acquires Aduromed' s MC4 System
• Aramark Buys Aduromed' s Medclean System
• Enserv West Acquires InEnTec' s Medical Waste Business
• Enserv Acquires Agility Bioservices
• Stericycle Acquires Medical Waste Management
• EnergySolutions Acquires NUKEM
• Veolia Environmental Services Acquires Otis & Sons
• IESI Corp Acquires Winters Bros Waste Systems
• Waste Connections Acquires Certain Southeast Operations of Waste Management
• Aduromed to Deliver MedClean® Series System to Monaco
• General Devices Announces Name Change
• Aduromed to Deliver MedClean® Series System to Monaco
• XMED Disposal Unveils XMED MAIL SYSTEM
• MedServe Takes Over Three Companies of Medical Waste Industry
• General Devices Acquires Aduromed
• Avista' s Investment in MedServe
• MedServe Takes Over Envirosolve
• MedSolutions Acquires SteriLogic Waste Systems
• Pure Earth Takes Over Terrasyn Group
• Sanitec Acquires North State Specialty Waste
• Sharps Compliance Signs Distribution Agreement with Attentus
• Caprius Signs Distribution Agreement with Renal Dynamics
• Stericycle Acquires STGL
• ForeverGreen Selects Premier Medical as Feedstock Supply Partner
• Bioservices Develops Highly Advanced Technology for Medical Waste Treatment
• Stericycle Acquires Medical Systems
• Medserve Takes Over Engineered Recovery Systems
• Sanitec Acquires SafeWaste
• Select Players
• Aduromed
• Bondtech Corporation
• Gamma Waste Systems
• Hawaii Bio-Waste Systems, Inc
• Mark-Costello Company
• MCM Environmental Technologies, Inc.
• MedServe, Inc.
• San-I-Pak Pacific, Inc.
• Stericycle, Inc
• Tempico, Inc
• WR2, Inc
• Market Analytics
• Table 1: US Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Medical Waste Management by Product/Service Segment - Management & Disposal Services, Collection Equipment, Liquid Medical Waste Management, and Treatment & Processing Supplies Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for the Years 2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 2: US Long-term Projections for Medical Waste Management by Product/ Service Segment - Management & Disposal Services, Collection Equipment, Liquid Medical Waste Management, and Treatment & Processing Supplies Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 3: US 10-Year Perspective for Medical Waste Management by Product/Service Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Management & Disposal Services, Collection Equipment, Liquid Medical Waste Management, and Treatment & Processing Supplies for Years 2003, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

II-B. A PERSPECTIVE OF SELECT MARKETS

1. Canada

• Overview
• Strategic Corporate Developments
• EWI Installs and Commissions a Batch Processor at Abbott
• Syngas to Acquire Beiseker' s Facility
• Select Players
• Environmental Waste International, Inc
• Hydroclave Systems Corp.

2. Europe

• Stress on Waste Minimization
• Ireland Opts for Non-Incineration Technology
• Strategic Corporate Development
• Kualiti Alam to Develop Own Incinerator
• Sterile Technologies Group (Ireland) - A Major Player

3. Asia-Pacific

• Overview
• Lack of Resources and Trained Staff Impede Proper Disposal
• Incineration - Most Preferred Method for Waste Disposal in Southeast Asian Countries
• Medical Waste Management in China
• Regulatory Environment
• Medical Waste Management in India
• Regulatory Environment
• A Step Towards Pyrolysis
• Medical Waste Management in Korea
• Medical Waste Management in Taiwan
• Market Overview
• Regulatory Environment
• USA Vs. Taiwanese Medical Waste Management
• Medical Waste Management in Vietnam
• Strategic Corporate Developments
• SCB Hospital Completes Installation of Waste Treatment Unit
• Stericorp to Acquire Remaining Interest in DSA
• Lehman Brothers to Acquire a Minor Share in Ramky
• Globetech Environmental and MediVac Ink Joint Venture Agreement
• United Engineers Signs a Deal with WB Unit
• Lo' s Enviro-Pro and Tsinghua Daring ink Joint Venture Deal
• Furukawa and Toho Zinc Establish Joint Venture Company

4. Rest of World

• Medical Waste Management in Jamaica
• Medical Waste Management in Saudi Arabia
• Medical Waste Management in South Africa
• Medical Waste Management in Tanzania
• Management of Infectious Waste
• Medical Waste Vs. Municipal Waste
• Incineration
• Strategic Corporate Developments
• International Power Inks MOU and Cooperation Protocol Agreement with the Arab Republic of Egypt
• Aqua Clean Unveils Medical Waste Treatment Centre

IV. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE