Apparatus and method for converting infectious waste to non-infectious waste

摘要: Infectious medical waste is rendered non-infectious by an apparatus that includes a hopper (12) into which the infectious charged, pair of grinders (22, 24) or other destruction devices reduce wate materials to small particles, first heating station (26) where harmful life forms are destroyed and cooling (36) ground heated cooled level safe for handling conventional trash removal personnel. Sharps containers cut apart externally mounted sharps container cutter (20) cuts before they reach grinders.