Medical Waste

Key Figures

6Waste categories accepted from healthcare & laboratories

62kMT/yHazardous waste treatment capacity at BeAAT

3 Generator types served — clinical, laboratory and pharmaceutical

1Contract, two plants, one point of accountability

The challenge

Small volumes, zero tolerance for error.

Healthcare waste is not one stream. Sharps and infectious material, expired and cytotoxic pharmaceuticals, laboratory reagents and fixatives, mercury from legacy devices, pressurised cartridges and radioactive residues from nuclear medicine each carry a different hazard and a different legal route.

Volumes per site are modest, which is exactly why they get consolidated badly. Magma takes the hazardous fraction as a single scheduled service: segregated at source, collected in compliant packaging, treated at our licensed plants, and closed out with a disposal record for every consignment.

Across the sector
Where we come in

^{01 — CLINICAL}
Hospitals & clinics
Sharps, infectious and anatomical waste, expired medicines, disinfectants and cleaning chemicals, mercury and battery waste from wards and theatres.

^{02 — LABORATORY}
Diagnostics & research
Spent reagents and solvents, formaldehyde and fixatives, stains and buffers, culture media, contaminated glass and consumables.

^{03 —PHARMACEUTICAL}
Manufacturing & distribution
Off-spec and recalled product, cytotoxic residues, process solvents and mother liquors, contaminated packaging requiring documented destruction.

Accepted waste streams
Healthcare, laboratories & pharmaceuticals

Not exhaustive, and subject to permit scope. Send the characterisation and we will confirm what we can take and under which route.

Category	Hazardous waste generated
Infectious & Sharps	Needles & blades in rigid containers, blood-soiled dressings & tubing, culture media, contaminated PPE
Pharmaceuticals	Expired & recalled medicines, off-spec product, cytotoxic & cytostatic residues, controlled substances under witnessed destruction
Laboratory Chemicals	Spent solvents & reagents, formaldehyde & fixatives, stains & buffers, acids & bases, imaging fixer & developer
Heavy Metals	Mercury from legacy thermometers & sphygmomanometers, dental amalgam, batteries, lead shielding
Pressurised & Consumables	Aerosols & gas cartridges, disinfectant & cleaning chemical residues, contaminated packaging, soiled absorbents & textiles
Radioactive	Nuclear medicine and radiotherapy residues, sealed sources and contaminated consumables — assessed case by case against our radioactive waste licence before acceptance

Treatment Routes

Where your waste is treated

The clinical and chemical fraction goes to BeAAT. Radioactive residues are reviewed for our NORM plant under the same contract.

Hazardous Waste Treatment - BEAAT

One first facility is dedicated to the recycling, processing and safe disposal of hazardous waste - designed to treat liquid, sludge and solid waste generated by ADNOC and other industries across the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

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Radioactive Waste Treatment - NORM

A one-of-a-kind plant specialising in the treatment, processing and disposal of waste containing radioactive elements - focused on naturally occurring sludge from ADNOC`s onshore and offshore drilling operations.

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How we work with healthcare providers

From bin to certificate of disposal.

Segregation

Bin configuration, colour coding, labelling and staff briefing so streams stay apart at the point of generation.

Scheduled collection

Fixed-frequency pickups in compliant packaging, manifested per consignment, with cold storage where required.

Treatment

Processing or final destruction at our licensed plants, with witnessed destruction available for controlled product.

Traceability

Documented chain of custody and a disposal record per consignment for your HSE, accreditation and regulatory reporting.