I work in a veterinary clinic. I know that we put sharps into sharps bins, which go into a big medical waste box when they are full, and that a medical waste company picks them up.
What happens after that?
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The go into a giant incinerator that burns so hot it basically vaporizes everything. Anything that can’t be converted to hot gases is scraped out the bottom and thrown in the landfill.
At least that’s what they’re contracted to do. I’m sure that there’s a few companies that cut corners resulting in certain boxes finding their way to unorthodox locations…
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