Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

“We made an extensive evaluation of companies that handle the treatment of traditional medical waste disposal.  BioSAFE Medical Waste Systems offered the best solution we researched over a two-year period.  We believe that selecting STI will allow our member facilities to most effectively eliminate on-site incineration and comply with new Clean Air Act standards.”

– John Renquist, Director, Capital Equipment Contracting,
one of the nation’s largest hospital group purchasing organizations

Location:
Hershey, Pennsylvania

Application:
Incinerator replacement

Challenge:
Client had world class incinerator with compliant scrubbing and monitoring systems. Kept their operating plant pristine and was well maintained and staffed.

Solution:
STI Waste Treatment System supplied to substantially lower operating costs and simplify compliance history with state and federal regulators.  The STI system utilized the same material handling means, and loading methods as the prior incinerator.

Cost Savings:
Commercial treatment centers have fully burdened costs as low as $0.15/pound of waste processed (includes capital, operating costs, maintenance costs).  Hospitals can expect fully burdened costs in the range of $0.06-0.12 per pound of processed waste (fully burdened).

Products and Accessories Used:
1,000 pound per hour STI Chem-Clav Medical Waste Treatment system