Pharmaceutical Waste Australia
To understand what goes into proper pharmaceutical waste disposal and waste handling, and it’s important to have an understanding of the particular waste stream for accurate waste classification.
The definition of Pharmaceutical Waste is, waste referring to:
- out of date or unusable drugs/medicines
- vaccines
- remedies of other pharmaceutical products (other than dangerous goods).
In Australia, the handling and disposal of pharmaceutical waste comes with safety, regulatory, and environmental issues. Ace Waste’s experienced team provides a complete end-to-end solution for your pharmaceutical waste disposal, adhering to relevant all government regulations.
Read more below.
Safe & Compliant Pharmaceutical Waste Disposal
Pharmaceutical waste in Australia, includes waste items (and their by-products) that may have expired, may no longer be required, or may have been recalled/overrun. This also includes the raw material generated during manufacture and any residual, spilt or broken materials of any pharmaceutical type product.
Examples of pharmaceutical waste:
- Vials and containers (full, partly empty or used)
- Prescription medications (capsule or tablet)
- Controlled drugs
- Syringes/sharps containing pharmaceutical or pharmaceutical residues
- Connecting tubing
- General pharmaceutical products
The pharmaceutical waste destruction process itself creates minimal impact on the environment.
Expired medications (out of date/recalled)
Expired and out of date medications are types of pharmaceutical waste Australia. Expired medications can come in various forms, such as tablets, powders, gel caps, liquids etc. All of these waste forms should be correctly disposed of to ensure safe and complete destruction.
Pharmaceutical stock (remnants/no longer required)
Pharmaceutical stock arises from the manufacture and/or production and formulation of pharmaceutical goods. Pharmaceutical stock comes in various quantities and formats, from bulk containers of tables, to liquids and gels etc.
Pharmaceutical sharps waste
Pharmaceutical sharps waste, subject to its point of generation, refers to sharps which can often contain pharmaceuticals or pharmaceutical residues. This type of sharps waste needs to be treated as pharmaceutical waste to ensure that any residues are correctly destroyed.
Learn more about sharps waste
Ace Waste provide specialist pharmaceutical waste solutions
Learn more about our process and our point of difference.
We’ve worked with various industry sectors
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers
Medical Practitioners
Chemists
Herbalists
Pharmaceutical Industries
Beauty Clinics/Shops
Frequently Asked Questions
Still have some queries? See if we can help answer some of them.
How does your service work?
Our service process is quite simple: we supply the waste containers and collect them as per the agreed schedule. We will then dispose of them in our incineration facility, where all waste will be completely destroyed.
Can I bring waste to your facility for disposal?
Ace Waste currently provides a collection and disposal service for our clients. If you would like to discuss options regarding disposal of waste please contact our team at your nearest facility to discuss.
Please see our Contact Us page for more details.
Is Ace Waste EPA compliant for pharmaceutical waste?
Ace Waste Brisbane and Melbourne incineration facilities have EPA approval for the handling and destruction of high-risk waste streams, such as pharmaceutical waste disposal.
Does the Ace Waste driver decant the waste from the bin?
Ace Waste provides an exchange service for all waste containers. In this process, all supplied waste containers are brought back to our facility for weighing, emptying and disposal of the waste material. The containers are then cleaned prior to being returned.
Please see our list of available Waste disposal services.
Do I need an account?
Ace Waste offers pay in advance/cash sale options for everything except ongoing services relating to Ace’s assets. Talk to our team and we can find a flexible solution for you.
Can I dispose of Sharps Containers purchased elsewhere?
Yes, all sharps containers can be collected and disposed of by Ace Waste. Sharps containers can also be placed into Ace Waste supplied Clinical Waste bin to ensure the safe collection, transport and disposal of the waste.
Ace Waste can also supply new containers at the time of service. Please see our list of available Products.
Is there a minimum contract?
There are no minimum contracts when it comes to working with Ace Waste.
Please Contact Us for any enquiries you might have.
Can I pay using a credit card?
Ace Waste provides the ability to pay using credit card. Please contact our team to assist with your payment. Unfortunately, we do not accept American Express cards (AMEX).
Please see our Contact Us page for details.
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