In most cases, we can reduce your disposal costs by 15-30%.
Let us show you what good service looks like from a dedicated provider.
We work on your schedule to make sure your wastes are appropriately managed.
Reduce your liabilities and exposure through our service to you.
Shrink your environmental footprint through our green technology.
Assess a world class compliance solution to help meet regulatory requirements.
If you’re not happy with our service, let us know and we’ll make it right.
Support Alaska’s economy through partnership with local enterprise.
Entech was created to fulfill a need for customer centric, compliant, and environmentally focused waste disposal services.
Entech was founded with the commitment to realize a level of performance that generates value for all of our stakeholders.
While focused on service, we strive to support our employees and customers through attention to compliance and safety.
Entech utilizes one of the most technologically advanced medical waste treatment solutions operating in the State of Alaska. We look forward to putting this equipment to work for you.
Entech’s waste management software brings the tracking of this waste stream within the Alaska market to a whole new level while providing full visibility of managed materials.
Medical waste is highly regulated by numerous federal, state, and local entities. We work to make it easy for our clients to maintain safe and compliant operations involving these wastes.
Entech operates on the following set of core values to drive our decision-making process and general business activities. As we continue to grow and develop as a organization, these values remain constant:
To ensure that your medical waste service provider is as committed to safety, compliance, and the environment as you are, ask the following questions of your considered providers to make an informed decision about which company to choose.
Can you reduce my costs for medical waste collection and disposal?
Some service providers require long term service contracts with built in escalators over the duration of the term. This can result in disposal costs that are well above market rates.
Envirolaska offers services without hidden fees or other additional administrative charges. We offer flat pricing per collection at rates that generally reduce our customers’ disposal costs by 15-30%. Request a free quote to learn more about how we can reduce your operational costs while insuring the highest level of service, safety, and compliance associated with this regulated waste stream.
Can I get an immediate response from a service rep?
When you call your medical waste disposal company, you should expect a timely response to any and all service related questions. Envirolaska provides immediate responses from our service reps and a solution to your problem as an immediate problem. Our goal is to work to ensure that your service issues are minimal so that you can keep your focus on patient care, not your medical waste service provider.
Do you offer electronic access to my treatment records, account activity, and order history?
The use of analog tracking systems can result in data entry errors and more limited visibility into your regulated medical wastes. All Envirolaska customers have electronic, 24/7 access to account records, treatment manifests, and compliance training through our online customer portals. No other service provider in the Alaska market offers this level of accessibility.
Do you offer compliance training?
OSHA, DOT, and HIPAA compliance training is necessary to ensure that your company complies with all state and federal laws. Failure to complete this training could result in substantial fines ($12,600 per OSHA violation as an example). There are courses that need to be taken annually per statute and others that should be taken to follow best practice to ensure your employees understand the changes in policies from year to year.
Specific to medical waste, training that should be completed by your staff to meet regulatory requirements includes:
In addition to training, OSHA also requires that specific Exposure Control Plans be established for any facility managing regulated medical wastes.
Envirolaska provides online training for our customers to ensure compliance with today’s mandatory OSHA, DOT, and HIPAA regulations. With optimized content and training on both procedural and compliance topics, Envirolaska makes it easy for your office to stay safe, secure, and in compliance.
Envirolaska’s commitment to compliance runs deep and is documented by the fact that we are the only Alaska medical waste service provider to offer this resource to our customers.
Are your pickup schedules flexible enough to meet our needs?
Most medical waste disposal companies use large box trucks to pick up medical waste, so it is expensive for them to change schedules and re-route their trucks to meet your requirements.
Envirolaska can service your facility on any reoccurring time period desired, however, we don’t force customers to fit into our schedule. We use smaller vehicles for waste collections, allowing for flexible pickup days and times designed to meet your specific needs. We can also operate on an on-call basis for the collection of additional wastes with appropriate notice.
Do you require service agreements?
Yes. Due to the numerous regulations and distinct liabilities associated with medical waste for all involved parties. It is best practice within the industry to do so in order to reduce liabilities, define responsibilities, and establish pricing.
Do you have a 100% satisfaction guarantee?
Chances are your medical waste disposal company doesn’t offer any guarantees. That means even if you’re unhappy with their service, you still have to pay while being stuck with limited options. Not anymore.
Envirolaska has a 100% satisfaction guarantee. If you’re not happy with our service, just let us know and we’ll do everything we can to make it right. If you’re still not satisfied, we’ll refund your service fee.
How do your processing activities protect the environment?
Many medical waste service providers simply opt for the lowest cost processing and treatment options to meet regulatory requirements. While this may support these service providers’ short term financial objectives, it often results in the creation of externalities which impact other areas of public health, mainly the environment. We believe that there is a better approach that can be taken.
Envirolaska is committed to serving larger public interests as demonstrated through our use of state-of-the-art processing technology which offers guaranteed sterilization of treated waste while simultaneously reducing the volume of processed material by more than 80%. Beyond the fact that this significantly limits the impacts on our landfill, it also shrinks our overall carbon footprint through a more limited hauling frequency of treated wastes. In addition, Envirolaska utilizes reusable DOT and OSHA compliant containers for all customers ensuring that collection totes remain clean, sterile, and out of the landfill.
At Envirolaska, we are proud of our environmental commitments and are honored to support our customers’ green strategies through our services.
Are your employees required to complete medical waste training, criminal background checks, and random drug tests?
You would think that the drivers for all medical waste disposal companies would be required to complete OSHA and HIPAA training while submitting to criminal background checks and random drug tests. This is not the case with all providers.
While many medical waste disposal vendors simply hire a driver to pick up your waste, this is a highly regulated business which requires industry participants to be well trained regarding the wastes they are responsible for. The employees handling your waste should receive comprehensive training in waste management along with continuing education in OSHA blood-borne pathogens, hazard communications, and HIPAA.
Additionally, each employee should be required to pass a criminal background check and drug test. If a company cannot explain the type of training or testing every employee receives, you should look elsewhere.
All Envirolaska technicians must complete OSHA, HAZCOM, and HIPAA certification along with continuous of on-the-job training, before they are allowed to service our clients. All Envirolaska employees are also required to submit to pre-employment background checks along with random drug tests.
Are your employees required to be in uniform while servicing my business?
The image of your business is important and your vendors should respect that. Your customers are likely to see the medical waste driver, so make sure the company you select will not harm your company image you have worked hard to build.
All of Envirolaska’s service technicians are uniformed representatives to ensure that our customers are able to maintain a strong professional image at all times.
Can you provide training to ensure my staff is up to date on the latest requirements, best practices, and safe handling of medical wastes?
Most small medical waste disposal companies don’t offer compliance training, while the national companies make you buy their most expensive service package to access this training.
Envirolaska offers our customers the OSHA, HAZCOM, and HIPAA training you need for less than half the cost you’d pay with other medical waste disposal companies (and in most instances, it is offered to our customers free of charge!). In addition, our training services are available to customers on-line, providing convenient access to all of your employees for training, testing, and certification archives.
Contact Envirolaska today to learn how we can help you maintain your certifications to assure the safe and compliant handling of your regulated medical wastes.
Do you carry the necessary permits to be compliant?
Among others, all medical waste disposal companies are required to maintain an active registration with the USDOT if involved with the collection of regulated medical waste. Envirolaska maintains required DOT permitting along with all required operating permits. Copies are available upon request. We are also extensively insured and can add customers to our existing policy for added liability protection as desired.
Do you maintain adequate insurance coverage and is it extendable to my practice?
Yes. Envirolaska is extensively insured for our operations and can add customers to our existing policy for added liability protection as desired.
Has your company ever faced any violations regarding its management of regulated medical waste?
The regulatory authority for all biohazardous medical waste in the State of Alaska is the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (AKDEC). If you have questions about any considered providers, you can call the AKDEC at (907) 465-5066.
Envirolaska has received no violations at any point in time from any regulating entity. Our operations exceed all federal, state, and local regulations regarding medical waste.
Can your company help me put together a comprehensive medical waste plan that is specific to my business?
Yes. Envirolaska offers no-obligation medical waste assessments free of charge to our Anchorage customers. In addition, all customers receive a Biomedical Waste Plan that provides information on best practices of managing wastes at your facility.
Contact us today to see how we can help support your compliance efforts, reduce costs, and minimize your facility’s environmental impact.
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