ECODAS Waste Management Series

Safety in One Step

Medical Waste is often used to describe wastes generated during the diagnosis and treatment of humans or animals, and it is capable of producing infectious diseases. Medical Waste includes cultures and stocks, pathological wastes, blood products, sharps, tissue paper, plastic, glass, etc...

Healthcare facilities must monitor and eliminate the generated waste without endangering the public health and the environment.

ECODAS has developed an innovative, fully enclosed and automated system to sterilize medical waste, reduce its volume, and render its components unrecognisable. The patented process combines shredding, direct heated system, and high pressure to achieve complete sterilization of infectious materials. The final treated waste is harmless and safe to dispose of as ordinary municipal waste.

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The ECODAS Treatment Cycle

1. Loading:
   The contaminated waste is automatically loaded into the upper chamber at the top of the unit
2. Shredding:
   After the loading cover is sealed the heavy-duty shredder cuts the material into small pieces and features a unique reversing system to avoid jamming
3. Heating:
   Saturated pressurised steam raises the temperature to 138°C (280 F), and the pressure to 3.8 bar(55 PSI).
4. Sterilization:
   The pressurised heated steam comes into direct contact with the shredded material, 8Log10 reduction of the infectious load is achieved by maintaining 138°C/3.8 bar for 10 minutes.
5. Cooling:
   Temperature is lowered to 80°C by spraying cool water into the double jacket of the treatment vessel. Simultaneously, the unit returns to ambient pressure
6. Draining:
   The steam is condensed to water and discharged with the cooling water to the sanitary sewer system.
7. Vacuum:
   The remaining residual steam is vented out through a vacuum pump
8. Unloading:
   A digital signal informs the operator that all safe operating condiitons have been met. The condition unlocks the unit and allows gravity unloading of the treated waste into a container.

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The ECODAS Machine Range

Four different models are available with different capacities to suit your needs. For more information select the model you are interested in:

T150
• 150 litre per cycle capacity
• 35 minute cycle time
• 80% waste volume reduction
T300
• 300 litre per cycle capacity
• 30 minute cycle time
• 80% waste volume reduction
T1000
• 1000 litre per cycle capacity
• 40 minute cycle time
• 80% waste volume reduction
T2000
• 2000 litre per cycle capacity
• 60 minute cycle time
• 80% waste volume reduction

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