2000 Regulated Medical Waste (RMW)
Generated by
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes *

SIC# DESCRIPTION NUMBER TOTAL
      TONS
742 VETERINARY SERVICES 558 46.99
2833 MEDICINALS & BOTANICALS 4 538.25
2834 PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS 19 98.66
2835 DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES 3 0.22
2844 TOILET PREPARATIONS 2 0.00
3841 SURGICAL & MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS 4 161.27
5912 PHARMACIES 23 21.37
7032 CAMPS (YOUTH, SUMMER) 4 0.24
7261 FUNERAL SERVICES 466 1,674.72
7948 RACING, TRACK OPERATION 2 0.57
8011 DOCTORS OF MEDICINE 5,688 343.74
8021 DENTISTS OFFICES 3,709 52.05
8031 OSTEOPATHY OFFICES 453 20.39
8043 PODIATRISTS OFFICES 528 4.75
8049 HEALTH PRACTITIONERS 197 16.86
8051 SKILLED NURSING CARE 256 78.11
8052 INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES 24 7.88
8059 NURSING AND PERSONAL CARE FACI 119 1,467.56
8062 GENERAL MEDICAL & SURGICAL HOS 102 18,829.41
8063 PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS 20 68.28
8069 SPECIALTY HOSPITALS 20 20.54
8071 MEDICAL LABORATORIES 243 1,377.16
8082 HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES 130 115.72
8092 KIDNEY DIALYSIS CENTERS 53 44,240.49
8093 SPECIALTY OUTPATIENT FACILITIE 177 111.23
8099 HEALTH & ALLIED SERVICES 258 608.46
8211 ELEMENTARY & SECONDARY SCHOOLS 1,531 2.70
8221 COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES & PROFE 62 42.99
8361 RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITIES 4 0.21
8731 RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT LABS 82 475.16
8733 NONCOMMERCIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZ 1 12.11
8734 COMMERCIAL TESTING LABS 48 288.65
9223 CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES 48 11.89
9229 PUBLIC SAFETY 8 0.90
9431 HEALTH DEPARTMENTS 95 27.03
9711 NATIONAL SECURITY (ARMED FORCE 4 1.96
9999 MISCELLANEOUS 22 0.97
    14,967 70,769.50

* Data represents 80% of registered generators that reported for 2000

** 2000 Data analysis shows that 47,449 tons of Class 2 waste was disposed of via sewer (44,844 tons from dialysis centers and 2,605 tons from hospitals). Therefore the total for sewer disposal for all classes and all SIC codes is 58,814 tons which is 70% of total waste reported.

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Last Updated on 4/29/2002