Method and installation for handling medical waste collected in a receptacle for medical waste, catherter bag for use in such an installation and medical waste management system

A method for handling a medical waste, the method comprising:

• collecting the medical waste in a disposable receptacle, wherein the disposable receptacle comprises a bag and a conduit coupled to the bag by a first valve;
• providing a vacuum waste system, comprising:
• a waste collecting unit;
• a vacuum waste piping extending upwardly toward and in fluid communication with the waste collecting unit, wherein the vacuum waste piping is maintained under vacuum;
• a vacuum pipe section in fluid communication with the vacuum waste piping;
• a waste pipe section in fluid communication with the vacuum waste piping;
• and
• a second valve coupled to the waste pipe section and configured to releasably couple to the conduit;
• connecting the conduit to the second valve;
• selectively opening the first valve and the second valve to communicate vacuum from the vacuum waste piping to the bag, thereby to transfer the medical waste from the disposable receptacle to the vacuum waste piping;
• and
• activating a discharge sequence of the vacuum waste system by an activating means for discharge of the medical waste from the vacuum waste piping to the waste collecting unit.