Laboratories and research centers

Traditional on-site biomedical waste treatment solutions, such as autoclaves, are rarely suited to the needs of small medical facilities, as they need a large operating area, consume a large quantity of water and electricity, and produce polluted liquid effluent. Biomedical waste is then managed off-site and subcontracted to specialist service providers, and this requires biomedical waste storage areas and collection by approved organisations. Applying this solution can incur high costs for small medical facilities. Sterilwave 50 and 100 models, with a very compact footprint (approximately 1 m³, equivalent to the size of a washing machine) and a processing capacity of 20 kg/h, have been developed for the treatment of small quantities of healthcare waste. Their technology, combining shredding and microwave decontamination, does not require access to a water supply during the process. Thanks to their compact size, they can be easily integrated into small facilities, with minimal operator involvement — only 10 minutes per cycle.