A waste remediation method for the treatment of pharmaceutical and/or contaminated medical waste, the method comprising the steps of sterilising the medical waste in a sterilising chamber, collecting liquid run-off during the sterilising step, capturing vapour evolved during the sterilising step and condensing the vapour, and combining the condensed vapour and liquid run-off together as liquid effluent for disposal in an incinerator. A waste remediation apparatus for the treatment of pharmaceutical and/or contaminated medical waste comprising a sterilising chamber, a run-off liquid collection mechanism, a vapour collection mechanism, a vapour capturing mechanism, a cooling device for condensing the vapour and an arrangement for combining the run-off liquid and the vapour as a liquid effluent.
