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Sterilwave model overview

Five models from 10 to 150 kg per hour

Calculation basis: maximum processing capacity in kg/hour, 8 hours per day and 304 operating days per year. Actual capacity may vary.

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Enter your estimated annual waste volume to see the required capacity, an initial model recommendation and the indicative saving.

20.6 kg/hour required

Recommended configuration

Sterilwave 250
Suitable capacity

Sterilwave 250

Up to 50 kg/hour

Average requirement: 41% of available capacity

Initial indication based on average load. Peak capacity, waste profile and required availability are assessed in the follow-up review.

Indicative annual saving

€42,800

82% lower external disposal costs

Example assumptions: €1.04/kg externally, €0.23/kg after treatment and 80% residual weight. Excludes investment, energy, labour, maintenance and financing.

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The decontamination process

From loading to decontaminated output

  1. Loading approx. 2 min
  2. Shredding 7 to 10 min
  3. Microwave treatment 27 to 30 min
  4. Unloading 30 to 35 min

Indicative points in the cycle; dependent on model, load and configuration.

Waste acceptance

What can Sterilwave process?

Eligible

Infectious fraction

  • Sharps, including needles, syringes with or without needles, infusion needles and blades
  • Culture bags, blood and urine bags, Petri dishes and other contaminated microbiological laboratory materials
  • Contaminated plastics and textiles
  • Certain glass, metal and liquid-containing items

Specific assessment

Exceptional streams

  • GMO-related waste
  • Category A and other exceptional biological waste
  • Mixed loads near mechanical limits

Different disposal route

Excluded streams

  • Anatomical, pharmaceutical and cytotoxic waste
  • Chemical and radioactive waste
  • Pressurised and explosive waste

Independently supported

Validated microwave treatment for microbial inactivation

Confidence comes from microbiological evidence and a controlled, validated process

Proven thermal mechanism

During shredding, microwave energy heats the waste to at least 110 degrees Celsius. This kills bacteria and inactivates viruses.

Tested with resistant spores

Healthcare-waste research using Bacillus atrophaeus confirms that spores can be inactivated when moisture, energy dose, temperature and treatment time are controlled.

Validated and verifiable

Shredding, cycle parameters and result recording form one controlled process. Biological indicators and on-site validation provide evidence for the intended waste stream.

Independent sources WHO, treatment technologies for infectious healthcare waste, 2019 Kollu et al., microwave versus autoclave, 2022 Oliveira et al., spore inactivation in healthcare waste, 2010 Wu et al., microwave viral inactivation, 2014 Zimmermann, validation of microwave technology, 2017

PLC control and traceability

Automatically controlled, digitally recorded

Operator involvement typically 5 to 10 minutes per cycle

1

Automatic cycle

Shredding and microwave treatment follow preset process logic

2

Digital process records

Cycle and result data for quality assurance and traceability

3

Model-specific loading

Manual or automatic, depending on model and configuration

4

Remote diagnostics

IP connection for monitoring, diagnostics and maintenance