Container for medical items and disposable waste

A kit for containing a medical waste comprising:

• one or more items used by a caregiver in caring for a patient;
• and
• a container comprising:
• a sheet of one or more first flexible medical waste barrier materials, wherein one of the one or more first flexible medical waste barrier materials is anti-microbial and water-resistant;
• a seam around a circumference of the sheet;
• a cinch tie enclosed within the seam and exposed at each of at least two notches in the seam on opposite sides of the sheet;
• and
• a barrier flap of a second flexible material secured to a first side of the sheet along a line that includes the center of the sheet of first flexible material, wherein the barrier flap is configured to divide an interior space of the container into a first compartment capable of storing a first medical waste and a second compartment capable of storing a second medical waste when the container is closed, and wherein the barrier flap is configured to be further secured at a location on the first side of the sheet proximal to the circumference;
• wherein the cinch tie is configured to close the container by drawing the seam shut when the cinch tie is pulled out through the at least two notches, thereby storing the first and second medical waste;
• and
• wherein the barrier flap is secured to the first side of the sheet along a line including the center of the sheet with a glued seam.

A method of separating items of medical waste in a container comprising:

• providing a first item and a second item;
• providing a container comprising:
• a sheet of one or more first flexible medical waste barrier materials, wherein one of the one or more first flexible medical waste barrier materials is anti-microbial and water-resistant;
• a seam around a circumference of the sheet;
• a cinch tie enclosed within the seam and exposed at each of at least two notches in the seam on opposite sides of the sheet;
• and
• a barrier flap of a second flexible material secured to a first side of the sheet along a line that includes the center of the sheet, wherein the barrier flap is configured to divide an interior space of the container into a first compartment for storing a first medical waste and a second compartment for storing a second medical waste when the container is closed, and wherein the barrier flap is configured to be further secured at a location on the first side of the sheet proximal to the circumference;
• wherein the cinch tie is configured to close the container by drawing the seam shut when pulled out through the at least two notches;
• and
• wherein the barrier flap is secured to the first side of the sheet along a line including the center of the sheet with a glued seam;
• placing the first item on the sheet on a first side of the barrier flap;
• placing the second item on a second side of the barrier flap;
• securing the barrier flap at the location on the first side of the sheet proximal to the circumference;
• and
• pulling the cinch tie out through the at least two notches to draw the seam around the circumference shut to store the first and second medical waste.