Logistics Recycling Inc. (LRI), a medical waste transport and disposal company based in Green Bay, Wisconsin, has installed an STI Series 2000 medical waste processing machine from BioSAFE Engineering of Indianapolis, Indiana. LRI says the machine was installed with the support of partner Best Choice Environmental (BCE), Somerset, Wisconsin.
The company says the machine brings a cleaner, greener and more efficient solution for midwestern customers to dispose of medical waste in a safe, compliant and cost-effective manner.
"Traditional autoclave processing is antiquated," says Brent DuBois, LRI's president and CEO. "Not to mention it leaves behind materials that still end up in a landfill. Our new STI system provides customers with both landfill and waste-to-energy alternatives for their waste after processing."
The STI Series 2000 offers a mix of time and temperature to ensure safe and complete destruction of medical waste with low water use, no emissions and no odor. Additionally, because medical waste is comprised of a lot of plastic, any sanitized material left behind is likely to be diverted to other recycling streams. This ensures it doesn't end up in a landfill. Processing with the STI Series 2000 can also convert medical waste to an alternate source. This includes concrete kiln, plastic extrusion or waste-to-energy.
LRI says it will offer the same streamlined medical waste services at no additional cost, despite the addition of the STI Series 2000.
LRI says the United States hospitals generate 600 million tons of regulated medical waste annually. DuBois says he sees tremendous potential for a more sustainable solution in LRI's medical waste services.
"In an area with very few choices for safely disposing of medical waste, LRI and BCE are delivering a cost-effective, safer and more sustainable solution to hospitals, clinics, dentists, doctors, funeral homes and other essential businesses that generate medical waste," DuBois says.
LRI serves the Midwestern heartland from locations in Green Bay, Wisconsin and Somerset, Minnesota.