*This report represents our most recent 12 months of data.
Hazardous waste - is waste that is dangerous or potentially harmful to our health or the environment. Hazardous wastes can be liquids, solids, gases, or sludge. They can be discarded commercial products, like cleaning fluids or pesticides, or the by-products of manufacturing processes.
Regulated medical waste - is the portion of the waste stream that may be contaminated by blood, body fluids or other potentially infectious materials, thus posing a significant risk of transmitting infection, such as sharps or tissue.
Recycling - are the materials that are diverted from the municipal waste stream and instead recovered for processing and future reuse.
Municipal waste - is solid waste that cannot be recycled and does not contain hazardous or infectious materials. In other words, municipal waste consists of all the “general,” non-recyclable trash that is generated and discarded in the landfill.
For information on UMHS waste management practices and policies, please visit https://uhintwebspr1.mcit.med.umich.edu/hos/link/ (U-M Health System Internal only).