Infectious waste treatment system and method

摘要

An infectious waste treatment system and method provided for treating waste material wherein the waste material is reduced and rendered decontaminated and unrecognizable thereby facilitating the disposal of infectious waste or potentially infectious waste materials. The treatment system is utilized for thermomechanically treating and processing all types of waste material. The treatment system includes a container processing unit in communication with a disinfection unit. The container processing unit is used to receive the waste materials in containerized form and convert the waste material into a usable medium for the disinfection unit. The disinfection unit comprises a system which drives a thermomechanical process wherein the waste material is rendered decontaminated and unrecognizable. The treatment system may be operated effectively without the presence of chemical disinfectants, steam, or radiation. In addition, the resulting product of the infectious waste treatment system and/or method may be used as a usable energy source in a separate process.