ANSWER: What is medical waste? Medical, biohazard or biomedical waste can be any waste generated within the healthcare community. Where does medical waste come from? Facilities producing medical waste include dentist offices, physicians’ offices, and surgery centers. Other examples could be funeral homes, tattoo shops, or maybe Veterinarian offices. Items used in healthcare facilities settings that could be considered regulated medical waste include, but are not limited to, used sharps containers and needles, blood, soiled dressing, blood gloves, sutures, body parts, diagnostic samples, pharmaceuticals that may be contaminated with blood, bodily fluids, or other potentially infectious materials.