Experienced health care professionals often become very familiar with their patients’ needs, but many remain unaware of the risks involved with the improper disposal of medical waste. While a medical waste disposal company may take care of large-scale hazard removal for a medical facility, employees are still tasked with medical waste removal on a daily basis. Proper procedures must be followed to dispose of hazardous pharmaceutical waste: medications should not be allowed to interact with the water supply and must be disposed of in a secure fashion. “Sharps waste,” or needles used to draw blood or to inject patients with …