FAQs

• We are a proudly Irish-owned company with a clear, global vision to create clean, impactful change across the life science sector.

• Our core mission is to revolutionise how your laboratory treats biohazardous waste, with a specific focus on recycling single-use plastics. By introducing innovative methods, we empower you to transform your daily operations and build a more circular and sustainable future.

• We designed our GENERATIONS technology to fit seamlessly into all life science operations, empowering you to advance your sustainability strategies. We actively partner with forward-thinking organisations across healthcare, pharmaceutical, medical device, food and beverage, and veterinary sectors. Our innovative methods ensure full regulatory compliance while helping you significantly reduce waste and build a more circular economy.

• Biohazardous waste, which is also referred to as regulated medical waste and/or infectious waste depending on the region, refers to materials contaminated with potentially infectious agents that pose a distinct threat to public health or the environment. Effectively managing these risks in your laboratory is vital for ensuring regulatory compliance and protecting your day-to-day operations. 

• This category primarily includes materials such as blood, body fluids, human cell lines, and contaminated laboratory single-use plastics. We are actively exploring innovative solutions to help you treat these materials safely, transforming your waste management strategies. 

• To independently validate our technology, we commissioned Carbon Action to perform eight separate evaluations of our carbon reduction capabilities across the globe. This London-based independent third-party assessor rigorously analysed how GENERATIONS lowers carbon emissions across sites in the U.S., U.K., and Ireland.

• Our comprehensive study benchmarked GENERATIONS against traditional biohazardous waste treatment methods, including high-emissions incineration, standard landfilling, and intensive autoclaving. The verified data highlights our technology’s exceptional ability to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions by an average of 90%.

• The assessment highlighted critical operational advantages that actively empower your laboratory to build a more circular and sustainable future. Our innovative on-site methods reduce transport emissions by 94% on average, while successfully lowering overall energy consumption. 

• Historically, traditional treatment methods like intensive incineration and high-heat autoclaving completely ruin the physical structure of single-use plastics, leaving them unrecyclable. In contrast, our innovative methods preserve these materials, allowing you to transform your lab operations and build a more circular economy.

• While the standard industry baseline requires a STAATT III (4log10 reduction of pathogens) decontamination level, GENERATIONS achieves a far superior STAATT IV (6log10 reduction of pathogens) safety rating. By combining our unique shredding technology with a proprietary, organic disinfectant, we ensure full regulatory compliance while creating a clean end-product. 

• Because our advanced biohazardous waste treatment is completely non-thermal, the output material completely avoids the severe thermal degradation caused by autoclaves. This forward-thinking approach allows us to deliver high-quality plastics that recyclers can easily accept, successfully closing the loop.

• Yes, our advanced technology ensures that treated materials maintain their full capability to be reprocessed through standard commercial recycling channels. By protecting the structural integrity of these single-use plastics, we empower you to successfully close the loop within your laboratory. 

• In repeated independent analyses, materials treated with our GENERATIONS technology showed no discernible difference in rigidity compared to standard recyclable plastics. Our innovative methods completely preserve the original polymer properties, ensuring your treated waste transforms into a highly desirable commodity for recyclers. 

• Our GENERATIONS technology acts as an essential link that empowers your laboratory to transition toward a true circular economy. By transforming how you approach biohazardous waste treatment, we help you uncover emerging opportunities to recycle materials that were previously destined for destruction.

• The GENERATIONS process successfully enables the recycling of diverse biohazardous waste streams, including both technical polymers and specialised metals. Once treated, these valuable materials are perfectly suitable to be safely reprocessed and recycled for direct reuse in manufacturing.

• Our GENERATIONS technology features a robust, non-thermal shredding mechanism that safely macerates your biohazardous waste products into a confetti-like flake. This forward-thinking approach efficiently reduces waste volume right at the source without using intensive thermal degradation methods. 

• We treat your laboratory waste using a proprietary, organic, and completely biodegradable disinfectant solution that eliminates harmful pathogens. This safe compound is already trusted and commonly used across the healthcare, food production, and water treatment sectors. 

• Our unique mechanical shredding process ensures that every single part of the waste is completely subjected to our organic chemical treatment. By exposing all surfaces simultaneously, our innovative methods provide comprehensive decontamination while ensuring full regulatory compliance for your facility.

• Our GENERATIONS technology is designed and validated to treat a wide range of biohazardous waste across your laboratory operations. This robust system efficiently processes diverse materials, including agar plates, IV tubing, sharps, blood tubes, and large-scale bioreactor components.

• We perform comprehensive preliminary testing on your material to ensure that your specific waste loads are perfectly suitable for treatment. This forward-thinking approach ensures full regulatory compliance while tailoring our innovative methods to match your core sustainability strategies. 

• To ensure full regulatory compliance and protect your facility’s safety, our GENERATIONS technology is not intended to process specific waste categories. We actively encourage utilising alternative specialised streams for these materials to ensure responsible waste management across your operations:

1. Pharmaceutical waste: Waste streams from drug development or manufacturing that require alternative specialised chemical destruction channels.  
2. Anatomical waste: Both human and animal anatomical materials that are subject to separate, highly distinct regulatory disposal requirements.  
3. Large metallic waste: Heavy bulk metals and skeletal prosthetics that exceed the physical design limits of our shredding technology.  
4. Flammable or explosive substances: Volatile chemical compounds that present immediate safety hazards within standard laboratory waste processing environments.  
5. Radioactive material: Regulated radioactive materials that require strictly isolated, specialised handling to safely protect your local laboratory environment. 

• Because our GENERATIONS technology relies on an advanced non-thermal process, its core utility installation requirements align closely with standard laboratory equipment. To ensure full regulatory compliance and seamless integration into your facility, the system primarily requires the following standard utilities:  

1. 3-phase power supply: Providing a reliable and robust electrical infrastructure to safely power the system’s high-efficiency shredding mechanism.  
2. Water supply line: Delivering a dedicated water connection to consistently facilitate our proprietary organic and biodegradable treatment process. 
3. Standard drainage system: Requiring adequate facility drainage to safely and efficiently handle the clean liquid output after treatment concludes. 
4. Active Ethernet connection: Enabling secure digital connectivity to continuously monitor operational performance and maintain your laboratory’s data integrity. 

• Our GENERATIONS technology features a compact and efficient footprint designed to integrate seamlessly into your existing lab layout. The precise physical specifications for the standard unit require the following spatial allocations within your designated operational environment: 

1. Height clearance: Standing at 1.91 metres to ensure the system fits comfortably within standard commercial facility ceilings. 
2. Length allocation: Requiring 3.57 metres of horizontal floor space to properly accommodate the full operational waste processing track. 
3. Depth requirement: Measuring 1.65 metres deep to allow technicians adequate clearance for safe handling and routine equipment monitoring. 
4. Structural weight: Weighing 2265.5 kilograms, which requires a standard reinforced laboratory floor capable of supporting industrial clean-technology infrastructure. 

To discuss your unique laboratory layout requirements, please complete our form to connect directly with our dedicated technical team. 

• We designed our GENERATIONS technology with exceptional ease of operation in mind to maximise your laboratory’s daily operational efficiency. The intuitive, user-friendly digital interface allows your operators to seamlessly select and initiate a full treatment cycle in just three simple clicks.

• Running a full biohazardous waste treatment cycle fits effortlessly into your existing workflow through a clear, automated four-step process: 

1. Step 1: Loading the system. You securely place your biohazardous waste bags or rigid containers directly into the dedicated GENERATIONS treatment chamber. 
2. Step 2: Initiating the cycle. The operator easily starts the validated decontamination process by pressing the highly visible “run” button on the digital interface. 
3. Step 3: Automated processing. The system automatically introduces our organic, biodegradable chemical solution and water as the non-thermal mechanical shredding process commences. 
4. Step 4: Separation and output. The chamber rotates to transfer processed flakes to a dewatering auger, cleanly separating solids for recycling from treated liquid effluent. 

You can also watch our short video demonstration to see how easily your team can manage a treatment cycle. 

• Our validated treatment process easily surpasses strict STAATT IV testing requirements by confirming a consistent 6-log₁₀ reduction of harmful pathogens. This exceptional performance is one hundred times more efficient than the recommended global baseline standards for traditional autoclave and rotoclave technologies. 

• To ensure absolute regulatory compliance for your facility, our advanced technology has undergone rigorous, independent efficacy testing across multiple strict jurisdictions. Our innovative system proudly carries official approvals from the U.S. EPA, the New York State Department of Health, and satisfies all EA requirements.

• For regions requiring routine testing, our system features a patented, in-built validation chamber designed to simplify your compliance processes. This advanced engineering allows your team to safely conduct live efficacy validation checks directly during your standard daily waste cycles. 

• We engineered a unique, patented validation process that verifies the full efficacy of our treatment technology directly during live waste cycles. This advanced method allows your team to maintain strict quality control standards without interrupting your daily laboratory workflows or output. 

• Our novel system completely eliminates validation-related downtime while drastically reducing operator contact with potentially hazardous biological agents in your facility. By executing checks during real-world conditions, we successfully increase validation accuracy to give your compliance team absolute peace of mind.

• The mandatory frequency for system validation entirely depends on the specific regulatory frameworks and territories that your laboratory operates in. To discuss your local compliance guidelines, please complete our inquiry form to connect directly with our dedicated technical team. 

• The U.S. EPA acts as the competent federal authority regarding the official registration and approval of our organic, biodegradable chemical, Vigor-Ox. The agency has granted formal approval for this proprietary compound, conditional upon its exclusive use within our validated GENERATIONS system.

• Because our clean-technology infrastructure operates as an on-site system, it is officially classified as an “Alternative Technology” for medical waste. Consequently, your facility will require operational permits from relevant state authorities whose specific regulatory oversight and provisions can vary by local jurisdiction. Fortunately, our experienced team will help you navigate this process, as local approvals draw heavily upon efficacy data verified by the U.S. EPA. 

• Our GENERATIONS technology utilises Vigor-Ox, an organic, biodegradable antimicrobial agent that provides highly effective pathogen inactivation across your laboratory operations. This advanced treatment solution relies on a specialised peracetic acid formula, which is widely trusted throughout the global water treatment and food industries. 

• The US EPA officially approved this organic, biodegradable chemical following an extensive review of its treatment efficacy for regulated medical waste. To support your facility’s safety protocols and core sustainability strategies, comprehensive Safety Data Sheets are readily available for your entire team. You can easily request the official Safety Data Sheets through our online contact form to review the exact chemical parameters today. 

• The precise concentration of Vigor-Ox required depends entirely on the specific biological load of the material your laboratory is treating. For example, high-load biological materials like primary blood tubes and blood bags naturally require a much higher concentration of our chemical. To accommodate these operational differences, our system easily runs multiple pre-configured programs designed to handle various distinct waste streams seamlessly. 

• Through extensive engineering trials, our research teams have successfully validated treatment efficacy across a chemical concentration range of 1% to 3%. These tailored chemical dosages actively guarantee complete microbial inactivation and a total biological kill across your diverse laboratory waste profiles. 

• The total carbon footprint of our organic, biodegradable chemical is fully embedded within the overall emissions calculations for the GENERATIONS technology. Within your facility’s sustainability reporting, these embedded environmental impacts are accurately classified and tracked as vital Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions. 

To guarantee absolute transparency, our rigorous accounting approach strictly complies with the globally recognised ISO 14064-1 organisational greenhouse gas specifications. This standardised framework ensures precise quantification and reporting of all emissions and removals associated with our sustainable clean-technology infrastructure. 

To explore how our carbon accounting can support your core sustainability strategies, please complete our inquiry form to connect today. 

• The GENERATIONS process utilises our organic, biodegradable chemical, Vigor-Ox, which is comprised of sustainable peracetic acid and hydrogen peroxide. Each standard cycle introduces 20 litres of water alongside 200 to 600 millilitres of chemical, followed by a final 20-litre rinse. This eco-friendly compound rapidly degrades in the environment, does not bioaccumulate, and is entirely safe for your facility’s drainage infrastructure.

• Our non-thermal treatment technology consistently leaves the processed wastewater at a safe, neutral pH level between 6.5 and 7.5. If required by your local facility guidelines, an automated neutralising step can be seamlessly included to ensure total compliance before discharge. 

• Post-treatment, the effluent passes through a specialised filtration membrane to remove smaller particles and semi-aqueous substances held in suspension. Once filtered, the clean liquid effluent is safely released directly into your laboratory’s standard water management drainage system.