Renting A Dumpster For Your Dental Practice: Common Faqs
Trash is just an everyday part of just about any type of business operation, including a dental practice. If your dental practice is quite large or serves a lot of patients, it is likely you will need more than just curbside pickup every week. You do have the option of renting a dumpster for your place of business. If you have never rented a dumpster for your dental practice, it is likely there will be things you want to know. Take a look at some of the most frequently asked questions regarding dumpster rental services for your dentist office.
Are there certain types of waste from the dentist's office that can't go in a rented dumpster?
Any type of biological waste may be restricted from being placed in a rented dumpster. For example, if you have teeth from patient extractions, gauze containing blood from treatment, or similar items, these might have to go in a separate medical waste container. Likewise, things used in treatment, such as syringes and disposable medical tools, may also have to go in an approved container and not the dumpster. Other than that, the majority of your waste can go into the dumpster.
What type of dumpster is best?
The best dumpster is going to be a container that locks.. All medical offices are at risk of having private information stolen by people looking through their trash. Therefore, any waste that involves patient information should be properly shredded and placed in a dumpster or waste container that can be locked. There have been several reports of patient records being found in dumpsters, and this is a major security concern.
How often will the dumpster be emptied?
Your dumpster will be emptied as needed or on a routine schedule as you decide. There will naturally be some weeks when you have more waste than others. Therefore, if you are on scheduled pick up, most companies will arrange for you to call and have an extra pickup when you need it.
Where is the best place to situate the rented dumpster on the property?
Most medical practice office managers prefer that the dumpster be placed in a secluded place out of the view of the public. Therefore, it is always best if you have a designated spot behind the office where the dumpster can be situated. If there is no space behind the office where it is logical to place a dumpster, it is often best if you build a simple enclosure where the receptacle can be placed.