Transport package

A container comprising:

• a tube forming the main body of the container, the tube being divided into two sections,
• a band around the circumference of the tube at an abutment between the two sections of the tube, to hold them in alignment,
• a lid for closing the tube at one end, the lid including an inner rim for engagement within the tube, the rim having a lip for engagement between the two sections of the tube;
• and
• a closure for the other end of the tube.

A container comprising:

• a tube forming the main body of the container, the tube being divided into two sections,
• a band around the circumferences of the tube at an abutment between the two sections of the tube, to hold them in alignment,
• a lid for closing the tube at one end, the lid including an inner rim for engagement within the tube, the rim having a lip for engagement between the two sections of the tube, and
• a closure for the other end of the tube:
• and
• wherein the container houses a transport package comprising:
• a rigid crush resistant tube sized to receive the goods,
• an absorbent lining formed integrally with the crush resistant tube, and
• a pair of end caps for the crush resistant tube.

A method for transporting medical wastes, comprising the steps of:

• containing the waste in a transport package comprising a rigid crush resistant tube sized to receive the goods, an absorbent lining formed integrally with the crush resistant tube, a pair of end caps for the crush resistant tube;
• placing the transport package in a container comprising:
• a tube forming the main body of the container, the tube being divided into two sections, a band around the circumferences of the tube at an abutment between the two sections of the tube, to hold them in alignment, a lid for closing the tube at one end, the lid including an inner rim for engagement within the tube, the rim having a lip for engagement between the two sections of the tube;
• and a closure for the other end of the tube,
• transporting the container to a destination;
• and
• removing the transport package from its container at the destination.

A transport package for an item containing a quantity of liquid susceptible to leaking from the item, the package comprising:

• a rigid crush-resistant tube for containing the item, the tube comprising a plurality of layers wound about an axis of the tube and adhered together, said layers including an innermost wound layer forming an absorbent lining that defines an inner surface of the crush-resistant tube such that liquid leaked from the contained item will come into contact with the absorbent lining;
• and
• a pair of end closures connected to opposite ends of the crush-resistant tube to enclose the item in the tube;
• wherein the absorbent lining comprises a non-woven support web onto which fibrous material is air-laid, said fibrous material incorporating superabsorbent material to absorb and retain liquid that leaks from the contained item, whereby such absorbed liquid is prevented from escaping the transport package.