Medical waste shrinks to about 80 percent
of its original volume inside the rotoclave. Todd Gartrell, center,
with rotoclave operators Ian Smith, left, and Anthony James.
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Into
the Jaws of a Giant
The new rotoclave turns red-bag medical
waste green
Ever wonder where those red bags of medical waste wind up when
they leave the hospital floor? You probably blocked that thought,
right?
Well, recently, Hopkins Hospital introduced a whole new method
of disposing of infectious waste without harming the environment.
A new machine known as a rotoclave, a new vendor to manage the
process, and in-house programs designed to minimize medical waste
all are raising the profile of this once-verboten topic. Now,
everyone’s talking trash.
The rotoclave, cylindrical and resembling a small submarine,
the biggest of its type and the only one of its kind in Maryland,
is situated on the loading dock in back of the Orleans Garage.
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