Pharmaceutical waste, including expired medications, unused drugs, and chemotherapy agents, poses serious environmental and safety risks if not handled correctly. Maine Labpack specializes in complete pharmaceutical waste disposal solutions, from secure collection and on‑site containment to compliant transport and destruction, keeping your facility EPA, DEA, and state‑compliant.
Pharmaceutical waste falls into one of four categories: hazardous chemical waste, non-hazardous drugs, controlled substance waste, and biomedical waste. At Maine Labpack, we offer management solutions and pharmaceutical waste disposal for all of these categories.
A number of pharmaceuticals, many of which are chemotherapies, are regulated as hazardous waste because they exhibit ignitable, toxic, reactive or corrosive properties.
Non-hazardous pharmaceuticals include all drugs and medical supplies that do not carry a hazardous waste characteristic. Drugs such as antibiotics, hydrochlorothiazide, and statins are only available by prescription, and also often need secure disposal. At Maine Labpack we are able to manage non-hazardous pharmaceuticals, send them for secure incineration, and complete a certificate of destruction to ensure that these medications do not end up in the wrong hands.
