Medical Waste Treatment Technologies - Public Health Sanitation Program

For more information on medical waste treatment, please refer to 25 TAC Part 1, Chapter 1, Subchapter K: Definition, Treatment, and Disposition of Special Waste from Health Care-Related Facilities.

If you have any questions about alternate medical waste treatment technologies, please contact the Public Health and Sanitation Program at 512-834-6788 or by email at PHSCPS@dshs.texas.gov.

If you have any questions about the handling, transportation, or disposal of medical waste, please visit the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality – Medical Waste Web site.