Box intended to receive waste, in particular medical waste

A method for recycling a box, the box configured for receiving wastes, in particular medical wastes, comprising:

• a receptacle including a peripheral wall, a bottom wall, and an opening opposite to the bottom wall;
• a plate fastened to the receptacle, substantially covering the opening of the receptacle, and including at least one aperture for introducing wastes into the receptacle;
• a cover mounted on the plate movably between an open position, in which the aperture of the plate is accessible, and a closed position, in which the cover seals the aperture;
• wherein the box further comprises a cartridge adapted to contain a waste disinfection fluid, the cartridge being mounted in the receptacle and including:
• a casing;
• a fluid expulsion hole;
• an actuator movable relative to the casing between an inactive position in which fluid cannot be expelled from the cartridge and an active position in which fluid can be expelled through the expulsion hole;
• and wherein the cover comprises means for activating the actuator of the cartridge;
• the box being configured so that, when the cover is in the open position, the actuator is in the inactive position, and so that a switch of the cover into the closed position causes a switch of the actuator into the active position by action of the activation means, the cover being in the closed position, the method including the following steps:
• detaching an assembly comprising the plate and the cover from the receptacle;
• emptying the wastes contained in the receptacle;
• cleaning and disinfecting the receptacle;
• recharging the cartridge with disinfection fluid, or replacing the cartridge with a cartridge full of disinfection fluid;
• mounting the assembly comprising the plate and the cover again on the receptacle.