PELLA-DRX™ FAQs

What is PELLA-DRX?

PELLA-DRX is the end-product of a new, patented and first-of-its-kind process called the Sharps Compliance Waste Conversion Process ("WCP"). The WCP processes medical waste that is traditionally incinerated or autoclaved and sent to landfills, and repurposes it into an industrial resource. The BTU content of the PELLA-DRX has been shown to be equal to or greater than coal. Therefore, none of the Sharps Compliance processed medical waste ends up in landfills; instead it is repurposed into an industrial resource.

What is it PELLA-DRX made of?

PELLA-DRX is made of shredded and sterilized (consistent with sterilized surgical instruments) sharps medical waste and used healthcare materials which has been compressed into clean, safe and compact PELLA-DRX pellets. The Waste Conversion Process renders the medical waste and used healthcare materials unidentifiable and as sterile as sterile surgical instruments.

Is PELLA-DRX safe to use?

Yes, PELLA-DRX is very safe. The rigid steps of the WCP include safety measures that render a clean and efficient compact industrial material. The medical waste and used healthcare materials are processed through an autoclave procedure which completely destroys any disease pathogens and yields a new industrial material. The next step involves shredding the material which reduces the volume by over 90%. And the last step compresses the material into a clean compact pellet, indistinguishable from its origin, and ready for industrial use.

How will PELLA-DRX impact the environment?

The Waste Conversion Process fully eliminates the need to landfill Sharps' medical waste, thus avoiding the need for future generations to solve our medical waste disposal liabilities. Additionally, the Company's flagship solution offering, the Sharps Recovery System, relies on established mail and parcel carriers, whose vehicles are on the roads every day, eliminating the emissions from duplicate specialized medical waste disposal vehicles.