Barnett Medical Services Announces the Formation of the IMWTA; A National Alliance of Independent Medical Waste Transporters

HAYWARD, Calif., July 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Barnett Medical Services, the leading independently owned and operated provider of medical supplies and waste removal services in Northern California since 1961, which recently, became the  distributor of MedClean Technologies (OTC Bulletin Board: MCLN) waste sterilization technology across a four state western region, today announced the formation and launch of the Independent Medical Waste Transporters Association (IMWTA) designed to provide members significant exposure and resources to compete nationally.

Barnett and fellow Medical Waste Transporters will have the ability to align with other Independent Medical Waste Transporters to bid on national contracts that will provide significant cost-reductions to medical waste generators throughout the Unites States.

"The IMWTA creates the ability to participate in bidding and servicing national contracts, receive national recognition for these services, attend events and educational sessions, and receive member benefits such as optimal pricing on products offered to the association as a whole," commented Brett Espicha, President and CEO, Barnett Medical Services. "MedClean Technologies will serve as the preferred on-site medical waste disposal and document destruction technology vendor available to our member transporters. This alliance with MedClean Technologies immediately opens the door for IMWTA Members to rapidly expand their current business model and enables them to extend their service offering through adding centralized processing capabilities and confidential document destruction at reduced prices versus current national providers.  We are excited to have the ability to form such a national alliance and compete against our nation's largest medical waste transporters while providing our fellow independent transporters with this growth opportunity."

Mr. Espicha continued, "By the end of 2010, we anticipate having more than 200 Independent Medical Waste Transporter Members, covering the entire U.S, collectively involved in the transporting of over $500 million in medical waste annually.  The IMWTA members will have access to regional and national Requests for Proposal (RFPs), national bidding and contracting support, and additional infrastructure and services enabling networked transporters to compete as one organization across the nation. The value of this association is clearly demonstrated by Barnett's alliance with MedClean Technologies, which will enable Barnett Medical Services to establish a central processing facility in the Northern California region to treat and dispose regulated medical waste and shred confidential documents, immediately impacting our bottom-line positively.  In the early stages of the IMWTA's development, MedClean's onsite technology for the treatment and disposal of medical waste and the destruction of confidential documents will prove to be an invaluable partner."  

About Barnett Medical Supply

Since 1961 Barnett has been supplying doctors, doctors groups & associations, dentists, schools, clinics, laboratories and government agencies with pharmaceuticals, medical & surgical supplies; record storage, retrieval and destruction.

Medical Waste Disposal Service - Barnett is one of the first companies in the Bay Area providing Medical Waste Disposal Service since 1990.

For more information on Barnett Medical Services please visit www.barnettmedservices.com.

About IMWTA

Formed in 2010 by Barnett Medical Services, the IMWTA.com or Independent Medical Waste Transporters Association was created based upon a primary mission to create a consortium of medical waste transporters, forming a national alliance, with the ability to compete on national contracts; and enable our nations' hospitals and healthcare facilities to increase savings and cost-reduction opportunities while enhancing their green initiatives.

For more information on the Independent Medical Waste Transporters Association please visit the IMWTA.  

About MedClean Technologies, Inc.

MedClean Technologies, Inc. is a provider of innovative technology and services for the onsite treatment and disposal of regulated medical waste. MedClean's flagship MedClean® Series systems are fully integrated, turnkey technology solutions that enable hospitals and other healthcare providers to safely, efficiently, and cost-effectively convert bio-hazardous regulated medical waste into sterile, unrecognizable material suitable for disposal as municipal solid waste. MedClean was founded in 1997 with corporate headquarters, research and development and distribution facilities located in Bethel, Connecticut. Further, information on MedClean can be found at www.medcleantechnologies.com and in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission found at www.sec.gov.

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SOURCE Barnett Medical Services