Waste disposal system and waste receiver for receiving and disposing of pharmaceutical waste material

A waste disposal system for receiving pharmaceutical waste material including at least one of a solid phase pharmaceutical waste material and a liquid phase pharmaceutical waste material, the waste disposal system comprising:

• a waste receiver comprising a receiver body defining an opening and comprising an inner surface defining a container volume in fluid communication with the opening, and an outer surface opposite the inner surface, the outer surface defining a lock passageway separate from the opening;
• a bracket adapted to be secured to a fixed surface;
• a locking assembly coupled to the bracket and adapted to releasably secure the waste receiver to the fixed surface with the locking assembly comprising a lock housing sized to be removably positioned at least partially within the lock passageway;
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• wherein the waste receiver further comprises a diverter coupled to the receiver body and disposed within the opening with the diverter comprising a body portion positioned within the opening of the receiver body, a solid receiver guide coupled to the body portion and adapted to direct the solid phase pharmaceutical waste material to a solid waste volume, and a liquid receiver guide coupled to the body portion and adapted to direct the liquid phase pharmaceutical waste material to a liquid waste volume separate from the solid waste volume.

A method of securing a waste receiver for receiving pharmaceutical waste material including at least one of a solid phase pharmaceutical waste material and a liquid phase pharmaceutical waste material to a fixed surface, the waste receiver including a locking assembly comprising a lock housing and the waste receiver comprising a lock passageway, said method comprising the steps of:

• securing the locking assembly to the fixed surface;
• mounting the waste receiver on the locking assembly such that the lock housing is positioned at least partially within the lock passageway;
• releasably securing the waste receiver to the locking assembly in a single orientation;
• wherein the waste receiver comprises a receiver body defining an opening and comprising an inner surface defining a container volume in fluid communication with the opening, and an outer surface opposite the inner surface, the outer surface defining the lock passageway separate from the opening;
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• wherein the waste receiver further comprises a diverter coupled to the receiver body and disposed within the opening with the diverter comprising a body portion positioned within the opening of the receiver body, a solid receiver guide coupled to the body portion and adapted to direct the solid phase pharmaceutical waste material to a solid waste volume, and a liquid receiver guide coupled to the body portion and adapted to direct the liquid phase pharmaceutical waste material to a liquid waste volume separate from the solid waste volume.