We are environmentalists.
Certain categories of medical waste, by law, must be destroyed by incineration to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. Geographically, Curtis Bay Energy is ideally situated to serve hospitals and institutions in the health care and medical research-rich Mid-Atlantic region.
Curtis Bay Energy responsibly manages incineration technology, which is the only method of medical waste disposal that ensures complete destruction of harmful pathogens such as prions, the particles that cause spongiform encephalopathies – the family of illnesses that include Mad Cow Disease. Tests to assess the effectiveness of alternative technologies to sterilize RMW have recently yielded negative results. The infrastructure at Curtis Bay Energy was specifically engineered to provide the highest level of deactivation for all categories of RMW.
Only high temperature thermal processes (waste-to-energy) reduce waste volume by 90 percent and render waste unrecognizable. When treated through alternative processes (autoclaves), the RMW weight will actually increase based on the steam and fluid additives. These alternative technologies also create significantly more diesel emissions than waste-to-energy treatment because of transportation requirements associated with final disposal.
It is worth noting that the National Institute of Health – preeminent arbiter of standards in medical research – requires that all regulated medical waste generated at its facilities be destroyed by Curtis Bay Energy via incineration.
