What is Regulated Medical Waste (RMW)?
Regulated Medical Waste (RMW) is defined by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality in 9 VAC 20-120-150 as: • Cultures and stock of biological materials: discarded cultures, stocks, specimens, vaccines, and associated items likely to contain agents that are likely to be pathogenic to health humans; discarded etiologic agents; wastes from the production of biological materials; and antibiotics likely to have been contaminated by agents that are likely to be pathogenic to health humans. • Human Materials: wastes consisting of human blood or human body fluids or items contaminated with human blood or human body fluids; all human anatomical wastes and all wastes that are human tissues, organs, or body parts. • Sharps: sharps likely to be contaminated with agents that are pathogenic to health humans; all needles, syringes with attached needles, suture needles, and scalpels, including all sharps generated through veterinary practice. • Animal carcasses, body parts, bedding, and rela
