[Report] U.S. Medical Waste Treatment, Containment, Management & Disposal Market Research, Trends, Analysis TOC

Chapter 1 - SUMMARY
- SUMMARY (CONTINUED)
- Summary Table: U.S. MEDICAL WASTE TREATMENT, CONTAINMENT, MANAGEMENT, AND DISPOSAL MARKETS, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)
- Summary Figure: U.S. MEDICAL WASTE TREATMENT, CONTAINMENT, MANAGEMENT, AND DISPOSAL MARKETS, 2005-2012 ($ MILLIONS)
Chapter 2 - INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
- DEFINITIONS OF INDUSTRY TERMS
- Table 1 REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE GENERATED IN THE U.S. (%)
- Table 2 TYPES OF HEALTH CARE WASTE
- Table 3 REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE GENERATED BY HOSPITALS IN THE U.S., THROUGH 2007 (TONS)
- Figure 1 REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE GENERATED BY HOSPITALS IN THE U.S. (TONS/DAY)
  - REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE CATEGORIES
    - Human Blood, Blood Products Waste, and Bodily Fluids
    - Contaminated Sharps
    - Pathological and Anatomical Waste
    - Biological Waste
    - Isolation Waste
    - Pharmaceuticals
  - MEDICAL WASTE GENERATORS
    - Small Quantity Generators
    - Large Quantity Generators
  - STRUCTURE AND HISTORY OF THE MEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL MARKET
  - Development of the Medical Waste Management and Disposal Market
- Table 4 HOSPITAL/ MEDICAL INFECTIOUS WASTE INCINERATOR USE IN THE U.S., 1995-2007
- Figure 2 HOSPITAL/MEDICAL INFECTIOUS WASTE INCINERATOR USE IN THE U.S., 1995-2007 (NUMBER OF INCINERATORS)
  - Development of the Medical Waste (Continued)
  - Table 5 2005 STATE POSITIONS CONCERNING HMIWI REGULATIONS BY EPA REGION
- Table 5 (CONTINUED)
- Table 6 NATIONAL INVENTORY OF HMIW INCINERATORS BY EPA REGION
  - On-site Disposal
  - State Comparison of Regulated Medical Waste Environment
- Table 7 U.S. REGIONS WITH APPROVED OSHA PLANS
- Table 7 (CONTINUED)
- Table 8 STATE COMPARISON OF REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE ENVIRONMENT
- Table 8 (CONTINUED)
- Table 8 (CONTINUED)
- Table 8 (CONTINUED)
- Table 8 (CONTINUED)
- Table 8 (CONTINUED)
- Table 8 (CONTINUED)
- Table 8 (CONTINUED)
- Table 8 (CONTINUED)
- Table 8 (CONTINUED)
  - Environmentally Friendly Medical Waste Containment Devices
  - Aging U.S. Population and the Health Care Waste Industry
- Table 9 U.S. POPULATION ESTIMATES AND PROJECTIONS, BY AGE GROUP, FOR SPECIFIC YEARS, 1900-2050 (THOUSANDS)
- Figure 3 U.S. POPULATION ESTIMATES AND PROJECTIONS, BY AGE GROUP, FOR SPECIFIC YEARS, 1900-2050 (THOUSANDS)
- Table 10 ESTIMATED U.S. POPULATION, BY AGE GROUP, 2004-2011 (THOUSANDS)
- Figure 4 ESTIMATED U.S. POPULATION, BY AGE GROUP, 2004-2011 (THOUSANDS)
  - Elderly and Acute Care Visits
- Table 11 PERCENTAGE OF OLDER POPULATION WITH ONE OR MORE HOSPITAL VISITS PER YEAR, 1997-2006
- Figure 5 PERCENTAGE OF OLDER POPULATION WITH ONE OR MORE HOSPITAL VISITS PER YEAR, 1997-2006 (%)
- Table 12 PERCENTAGE OF OLDER POPULATION WITH TWO OR MORE HOSPITAL VISITS PER YEAR, 1997-2006 (%)
- Figure 6 PERCENTAGE OF OLDER POPULATION WITH TWO OR MORE HOSPITAL VISITS PER YEAR, 1997-2006 (%)
  - Gender and Age
- Table 13 ESTIMATES OF U.S. LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH AND PROJECTIONS, BY SEX, 2000-2011 (YEARS)
- Figure 7 ESTIMATES OF EXPECTED U.S. LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH AND PROJECTIONS, BY SEX, 2002-2011 (YEARS)
  - Persistent Organic Pollutants
- Table 14 INITIAL PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS
- Table 15 DOMESTIC ACTIONS TAKEN TO REDUCE PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS
  - Developments in Sterilization Standards and Needle Disposal
  - Developments in Sterilization (Continued)Table 16 STATE GUIDELINES FOR SHARPS DISPOSAL
- Table 16 (CONTINUED)
- Table 16 (CONTINUED)
- Table 16 (CONTINUED)
- Table 16 (CONTINUED)
- Table 16 (CONTINUED)
- Table 16 (CONTINUED)
- Table 16 (CONTINUED)
- Table 16 (CONTINUED)
  - RMW Reduction
  - Health Care Facility Overview
- Table 17 TOTAL NUMBER OF U.S. REGISTERED HOSPITALS BY TYPE, 2006
- Table 18 COMMUNITY HOSPITAL COMPARISONS BY PROFIT TYPE, 2006
- Table 19 EXAMPLES OF LEADING FOR-PROFIT U.S. HOSPITAL CHAINS
- Table 20 EXAMPLES OF LEADING LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
  - Shifts in Health Care Utilization
- Table 21 AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY IN U.S. NON-FEDERAL HOSPITALS (DAYS)
- Figure 8 AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY IN U.S. NON-FEDERAL HOSPITALS, 1995-2008 (DAYS)
  - Pharmaceutical Disposal
    - Pharmaceutical Disposal (Continued)
Chapter 3 - STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT REGULATION
- CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC)
- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT)
  - HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION AUTHORIZATION ACT (HMTAA) OF 1994
- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
  - CLEAN AIR ACT (CAA)
  - CLEAN WATER ACT (CWA)
    - The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980
    - The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) of 1976
  - MEDICAL WASTE TRACKING ACT (MWTA) OF 1988
- FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA)
- NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC)
- OCCUPATION SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (OSHA)
  - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT OF 1970
  - OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO BLOOD BORNE PATHOGENS STANDARD (OEBPS) OF 1991
- UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE (USPS)
- U.S. DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION (DEA)
  - CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT (CSA)
    - Controlled Substances Act (CSA) (Continued)
Chapter 4 - INDUSTRY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
- TREATMENT
  - AUTOCLAVE
- Table 22 WEST VIRGINIA' S ACCEPTABLE AUTOCLAVE DECONTAMINATION SETTINGS
  - ELECTRO-THERMAL DEACTIVATION
  - INCINERATION
    - Incineration (Continued)
  - CHEMICAL AND CHEMICAL/MECHANICAL
  - MICROWAVE AND RADIOFREQUENCY IRRADIATION UNITS
  - HIGH HEAT THERMAL TREATMENTS-PYROLYSIS
  - ELECTRON-BEAM
- CONTAINMENT
- MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL
  - WASTE COLLECTION AND TRANSFER
  - WASTE TRANSPORT
- WASTE DISPOSAL
- RECORDKEEPING AND TESTING
Chapter 5 - INTERNATIONAL MARKETS AND TRENDS
- INFECTIOUS MEDICAL WASTE TRACKING AND RFID TECHNOLOGY
- RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN SHANGHAI
- WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO) AND INTERNATIONAL HEALTH CARE WASTE MANAGEMENT
- INDIA
- IRAQ
Chapter 6 - ISSUES AFFECTING THE MARKET
- RISKS AND CONTACT WITH MEDICAL WASTE
  - DISEASES AND INFECTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH MEDICAL WASTE
    - Hepatitis B
    - Hepatitis C
    - HIV/AIDS
  - INCINERATOR ASH REMOVAL ISSUES
  - MEDICAL WASTE IN THE BATTLEFIELD
    - Medical Waste In The Battlefield (Continued)
- Table 23 THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY - GUIDELINES FOR FIELD WASTE MANAGEMENT, METHODS OF TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL
  - LEADING MANUFACTURER AND SERVICE PROVIDER STRATEGIES
    - Marketing and Advertising
    - Acquisitions and Collaborations
    - Acquisitions and Collaborations (Continued)
- Table 24 RECENT MEDICAL WASTE COMPANY ACQUISITIONS
Chapter 7 - TECHNOLOGY
- INTRODUCTION
- U.S. PATENT TRENDS
- Table 25 UNITED STATES MEDICAL WASTE PATENTS ISSUED BY YEAR RANGE, 1980-2005 FORWARD
- Figure 9 UNITED STATES MEDICAL WASTE PATENTS FILED BY YEAR RANGE 1980-2005 FORWARD
  - TRENDS BY COMPANY
- Table 26 MEDICAL WASTE PATENT INFORMATION BY ASSIGNEE
- Table 26 (CONTINUED)
- Table 26 (CONTINUED)
- Figure 10 MEDICAL WASTE PATENT INFORMATION BY ASSIGNEE
  - STERICYCLE
  - DORNOCH MEDICAL SYSTEMS
  - BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY (BD)
  - STERILE TECHNOLOGIES
  - MEDIVATORS, INC.
  - ELECTRO-PYROLYSIS, INC.
  - DEROYAL INDUSTRIES, INC.
  - WR2, INC.
  - SPECIALIZED HEALTH PRODUCTS, INC. (SHPI)
  - BIOPLEXUS, INC.
  - SANITEC, INC.
  - PEAT INTERNATIONAL
  - AEGIS BIO-SYSTEMS
  - TRENDS BY INVENTOR
- Table 27 HIGHLIGHTED INVENTORS OF PATENTED MEDICAL WASTE TECHNOLOGIES, 1989-2005
  - EMERGING AREAS OF TECHNOLOGY
    - AUTOCLAVE
    - SUPERHEATED STEAM
    - HYDROCLAVING
    - ROTOCLAVE
  - IMPLEMENTED WASTE CONTROL PROGRAMS AT U.S. INSTITUTIONS AND GOVERNMENTS
    - BUSH INTERCONTINENTAL AIRPORT
    - STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
    - RIVERVIEW HOSPITAL
    - CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA
    - CITY OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA
    - MAIL-BACK PROGRAMS
    - MADISON COUNTY, NEW YORK
    - SAINT LUKE' S HOSPITAL, CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA
Chapter 8 - MEDICAL WASTE TREATMENT MARKETS
- OVERVIEW
- DESCRIPTION OF PRODUCTS
  - AUTOCLAVE
    - Autoclave (Continued)
  - MICROWAVE
  - CHEMICAL AND MECHANICAL SYSTEMS
  - OTHER TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES
- MARKET ANALYSIS
  - OVERVIEW
  - MARKETS BY PRODUCT TYPE
- Table 28 U.S. MEDICAL WASTE TREATMENT MARKETS BY TOTAL PRODUCT SALES, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 11 U.S. MEDICAL WASTE TREATMENT MARKETS BY TOTAL PRODUCT SALES, 2005-2012 ($ MILLIONS)
  - MARKETS BY WASTE TYPE
- Table 29 DISTRIBUTION OF U.S. REVENUES FOR MEDICAL WASTE TREATMENT MARKETS BY WASTE TYPE, 2007 (%/$ MILLIONS)
- Figure 12 DISTRIBUTION OF U.S. REVENUES FOR MEDICAL WASTE TREATMENT MARKETS BY WASTE TYPE, 2007 (%)
  - LEADING SUPPLIERS AND PARTICIPANTS
    - LEADING SUPPLIERS AND PARTICIPANTS (CONTINUED)
- Table 30 U.S. COMPETITIVE SUMMARY FOR MEDICAL WASTE TREATMENT BY COMPETITORS' REVENUES, 2007 (%/$ MILLIONS)
- Figure 13 U.S. COMPETITIVE SUMMARY FOR MEDICAL WASTE TREATMENT BY COMPETITORS' REVENUES, 2007 (%)
Chapter 9 - MEDICAL WASTE CONTAINMENT SYSTEM MARKETS
- OVERVIEW
- DESCRIPTION OF PRODUCTS
- MARKET ANALYSIS
  - OVERVIEW
  - MARKETS BY PRODUCT TYPE
    - Markets by Product Type (Continued)
- Table 31 U.S. MEDICAL WASTE CONTAINMENT SYSTEM MARKETS BY TOTAL PRODUCT SALES, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 14 U.S. MEDICAL WASTE CONTAINMENT SYSTEM MARKETS BY TOTAL PRODUCT SALES, 2005-2012 ($ MILLIONS)
  - MARKETS BY WASTE TYPE
- Table 32 DISTRIBUTION OF U.S. REVENUES FOR MEDICAL WASTE CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS BY WASTE TYPE, 2007 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 15 DISTRIBUTION OF U.S. REVENUES FOR MEDICAL WASTE CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS BY WASTE TYPE, 2007 (%)
  - LEADING SUPPLIERS AND PARTICIPANTS
- Table 33 U.S. COMPETITIVE SUMMARY FOR MEDICAL WASTE CONTAINMENT BY COMPETITORS' REVENUES, 2007 (%, $ MILLIONS)
- Figure 16 U.S. COMPETITIVE SUMMARY FOR MEDICAL WASTE CONTAINMENT BY COMPETITORS' REVENUES, 2007 (%)
Chapter 10 - MEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL SERVICE MARKETS
- OVERVIEW
- DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
- MARKET ANALYSIS
  - OVERVIEW
  - MARKETS BY PRODUCT TYPE
- Table 34 U.S. MEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL SERVICE MARKETS BY SERVICE REVENUES, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 17 U.S. MEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL SERVICE MARKETS BY SERVICE REVENUES, 2005-2012($ MILLIONS)
  - Markets by Waste Type
- Table 35 DISTRIBUTION OF U.S. REVENUES FOR MEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL SERVICES BY WASTE TYPE, 2007 (%/$ MILLIONS)
- Figure 18 DISTRIBUTION OF U.S. REVENUES FOR MEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL SERVICES BY WASTE TYPE, 2007 (%)
  - LEADING SUPPLIERS AND PARTICIPANTS
- Table 36 U.S. COMPETITIVE SUMMARY FOR MEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL SERVICE BY COMPETITORS' REVENUES, 2007 (%/$ MILLIONS)
- Figure 19 U.S. COMPETITIVE SUMMARY FOR MEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL SERVICE BY COMPETITORS' REVENUES, 2007 (%)
Chapter 11 - TOTAL MARKET ANALYSIS
- OVERVIEW
  - MARKET SEGMENTS ANALYSIS
- Table 37 U.S. MEDICAL WASTE TREATMENT, CONTAINMENT, MANAGEMENT, AND DISPOSAL MARKETS, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 20 U.S. MEDICAL WASTE TREATMENT, CONTAINMENT, MANAGEMENT, AND DISPOSAL MARKETS, 2005-2012 ($ MILLIONS)
  - INDUSTRY PARTICIPANTS BY TYPE
- Table 38 U.S. MEDICAL WASTE INDUSTRY PARTICIPANTS BY TYPE AND MAJOR AREA OF PARTICIPATION, 2006-2007
Chapter 12 - COMPANY PROFILES
- ADUROMED CORPORATION
- BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
- BONDTECH CORPORATION
- KENDALL HEALTHCARE
- THE MARK-COSTELLO COMPANY
- MCM ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (PART OF CAPRIUS, INC.)
- SAN-I-PAK
- SANITEC INDUSTRIES, INC.
- SHARPS COMPLIANCE, INC.
- STERICYCLE, INC.
- WR2, INC.
  - WR2, Inc. (Continued)
Chapter 13 - APPENDIX 1: LEADING PRODUCT AND SERVICE PROVIDERS; LEADING TECHNOLOGY PATENT HOLDERS
- APPENDIX 1
- APPENDIX 1 (CONTINUED)
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Chapter 14 - APPENDIX II: INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONS, REGULATORY AGENCIES, AND ASSOCIATIONS
- APPENDIX II
- APPENDIX II (CONTINUED)
Chapter 15 - APPENDIX III: STATE WASTE PROGRAMS AND DIVISIONS
- APPENDIX III
- APPENDIX III (CONTINUED)
- APPENDIX III (CONTINUED)
- APPENDIX III (CONTINUED)
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