Regulations imposed by federal and state agencies require that employers develop policies and procedures to address the handling, storage and disposal of infectious materials. On-the-job exposure to ...

The Medical University of South Carolina and an associated facility have been fined nearly $120,000 for dozens of infectious waste violations, including failing to protect the public from potential ...

In a pandemic dominated by swab tests, personal protective equipment and experimental treatments, one can imagine the vast quantity of waste created by the medical response to COVID-19. One Southern ...

Northwell's Core Laboratory at the Center for Advanced Medicine (CFAM) will use Envetec GENERATIONS® 1 technology to sustainably treat over 500,000 pounds of regulated medical waste annually onsite.

It should be noted that nearly all of the categories of infectious waste depend upon the presence of infectious agents or the possibility of the presence of infectious agents. The exceptions to this ...

Blood-soaked bandages, bodily fluids and body parts have been found mixed in with waste and recycling products at the Ramsey/Washington Recycling and Energy Center in Newport, according to the ...

South Carolina's environmental and public health agency is looking into the trash-handling practices of the Medical University of South Carolina after untreated infectious waste was found at a ...

Used needles in Virginia in 2018. Officials at the Ramsey-Washington Recycling and Energy Center say some medical waste isn't being properly disposed in Minnesota.