Medical Waste Disposal System

A medical waste disposal system comprising:

• a container having a hollow interior sized and shaped for receiving medical waste and an open end providing access to the hollow interior;
• a hood releasably mounted on the container adjacent the open end;
• and
• a lid pivotably attached to the container and movable when the hood is demounted from the container between an open position permitting medical waste to pass through the open end of the container to deposit medical waste in the hollow interior and a closed position blocking medical waste from passing through the open end of the container, the lid including a detent for retaining the lid in the closed position.

A medical waste disposal system comprising:

• a container having a hollow interior sized and shaped for receiving medical waste and an open end providing access to the hollow interior;
• a deck mounted on the container adjacent the open end, the deck having an opening aligned with the open end of the container, a surface surrounding at least a portion of the opening, and a plurality of tab receiving openings spaced about the opening;
• a hood having a passage for passing medical waste through the hood to the interior of the container and a plurality of tabs spaced about the passage in positions corresponding to the plurality of tab receiving openings, each of the plurality of tabs being configured for removable receipt in a corresponding opening of the plurality of tab receiving openings for connecting the hood to the deck;
• and
• a lid attached to the container and movable when the hood is demounted from the container between an open position permitting medical waste to pass through the open end of the container to deposit medical waste in the hollow interior and a closed position blocking medical waste from passing through the open end of the container, the lid including a plurality of tabs positioned to correspond with the plurality of tab receiving openings, each of the plurality of lid tabs being configured for receipt in a corresponding opening of the plurality of tab receiving openings when the hood is demounted from the container for maintaining the lid in the closed position to block medical waste from passing through the open end of the container.

A medical waste disposal system comprising:

• a container having a hollow interior sized and shaped for receiving medical waste and an open end providing access to the hollow interior a deck mounted on the container adjacent the open end having an outer track extending around a portion of the deck and an inner track extending around a portion of the deck;
• a hood releasably attached to the deck and including a flange extending from a bottom surface thereof, the flange being configured to engage the outer track of the deck to releasably attach the hood assembly to the deck component;
• and
• a lid configured to selectively close the open end of the container and prevent medical waste from passing through the open end, the lid being received in the inner track of the deck to attach the lid to the deck.

A medical waste disposal system comprising:

• a plurality of containers, each of said containers having a hollow interior sized and shaped for receiving medical waste and an open end providing access to the hollow interior;
• a reusable hood selectively attachable to each of said containers of the plurality containers and having a passage for passing medical waste through the hood into the hollow interior of the respective container;
• and
• a plurality of lids, each of said lids being configured to selectively close the open end of the respective container and prevent medical waste from passing through the open end.