Thanks to the combination of advanced technology and systematic production processes, Hanpak can produce up to 300 tons of plastic bag packaging per month for customers. With outstanding production capacity, Hanpak factory is confident in providing high quality medical trash bag products at the most reasonable prices.
What is a medical trash bag?
To begin with the concept of hospital medical trash bags, let’s find out together.
Medical waste bags are specialized bags and people use them in medical facilities such as hospitals, clinics, beauty salons, dental clinics… This type of bag has high durability, good load capacity. And with each type of bag, manufacturers print with a medical logo to classify waste according to regulations of the Ministry of Health. In addition, medical waste bags used in medical waste bins have their own regulations on color that you need to follow. This will avoid affecting human health as well as the surrounding environment. Furthermore, products also have their own colors corresponding to their uses
Characteristics and features of medical garbage bags
People use HDPE, LLDPE or LDPE materials to make medical waste bags. Also, this type of bag has different weights, thicknesses, colors and sizes depending on the use of each type of bag.
Therefore, trash bags in medical facilities must meet the following criteria:
- Special Material: Usually made from high quality polyethylene plastic, ensuring durability and tear resistance.
- Regulation Color: Usually yellow or red to easily identify and classify hazardous medical waste.
- High Load Capacity: Can hold a large amount of waste without being torn or damaged.
- Waterproof: Water and liquid waterproof design to prevent leaks and contamination.
Besides, people use medical waste bags according to prescribed colors
Most types of waste in the medical field (for medical examination and treatment, testing, research, etc.) have the potential to be harmful to health because of the high risk of pathogen infection. Therefore, printing medical waste bags has become an essential part. And it is often printed according to the specific waste classification needs of the medical industry such as:
– Yellow or yellow-toned trash bags: use to store medical waste
– Green trash bags: use to store regular waste
– Black trash bags: use for chemical waste, radioactive waste and radiation therapy
– White trash bags: use to store recyclable waste
Benefits and Advantages of Medical Garbage Bags
With the characteristics and requirements of this type of bag, we can immediately see their advantages as follows:
- Safety and Hygiene: Helps prevent the spread of bacteria and pathogens.
- Environmental Protection: Design to decompose or dispose of safely, minimizing negative impact on the environment.
- Convenience: Easy to use and replace, saving time for medical staff.
- Waste Classification: Helps classify medical waste effectively, supporting the processing and recycling process.
- Waterproof Medical Waste Bags: Design to contain loose or potentially leaky waste.
Some regulations on medical waste bags
With above information, we have 4 types of medical trash bags depended on 4 colors of bags as below:
– Yellow and black bags must be made of PE or PP plastic, not PVC plastic
– Medical waste bags must have a minimum wall thickness of 0.1mm, bag size appropriate to the amount of waste generated, maximum bag volume is 0.1m3
– On the outside of the bag there must be a horizontal line at 3/4 of the bag and the words “DO NOT PAY OVER THIS LINE”
– The outside of trash bags and trash bins in medical facilities must have a symbol designating the appropriate type of waste
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