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Final Disposal: Only 3-5% of <br />Medical waste is incinerated <br />➢ Outer packaging Requirements: <br />• Outer packaging is required to have <br />the following markings: <br />■ Regulated Medical Waste, n.o.s. <br />■ UN 3291 <br />■ The biohazard symbol <br />In The word BIOHAZARD <br />■ Up Arrows <br />WasteXreen4Heatthcare" WasteMreen4Healthcare" <br />ING P[O L;E. REDUCING RIsK.- PROTECTING PEOPLE. REDUCING RISK." <br />Most healthcare professionals understand where <br />they need to put the medical waste and <br />chemotherapy but do not have proper training on <br />pharmaceuticals and hazardous waste <br />WasteXreen4 Healthcare' <br />PROTECTING PEOPLE. REDUCING RISK. - <br />i <br />Incinerate Only Waste: <br />➢ Two types of RMW require incineration <br />• Pathological waste <br />• Trace chemotherapy waste <br />➢ These two types of waste must be marked <br />with a special label indicating incinerate only <br />Typically these are yellow labels <br />➢ The yellow label will flag the haulers to <br />transfer this container to an incineration facility <br />WasteMreen4Healthcare' <br />PROTECTING PEOPLE, REDUCING RISK. - <br />