U.S. healthcare facilities faced an unexpected dilemma during the international outbreak of West Ebola Virus Disease (EBV) from 2014-2016: hospitals were unprepared and often overwhelmed as they ...

Throwing sharps containers, red bags, and spill cleanup materials into the trash sends up a red flag to commercial or municipal trash collectors because they are not allowed to take this waste. A ...

Improper disposal of medical waste can lead to the spread of infections within hospitals, clinics, and even communities. When waste is left unsecured or thrown away incorrectly, bacteria, viruses, and ...

Medical waste disposal methods are said to be damaging to people and the environment, and a Maryland incinerator which burns nearly 30,000 tons of medical waste each year is one of the world’s largest ...

(MENAFN- 3BL) The COVID-19 pandemic has sharpened our focus on medical waste management. Once largely overlooked, items such as syringes, personal protective equipment (PPE), and even face masks have ...

The very materials protecting us from COVID-19 infection over the last year could ultimately cause long-term harm to public health and the planet. Growing quietly in the background amid the chaos to ...

Medical waste incinerators, including one in suburban Maywood, face more stringent limits on toxic air pollution under a new federal rule hammered out after a decade-long legal battle. Most hospitals ...

Ottawa, July 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global medical waste management market size was valued at USD 36.84 billion in 2024 and is predicted to hit around USD 79.83 billion by 2034, a study ...

SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- remedi, a fully permitted regulated medical waste (RMW) processor, announced it is the first company in Texas permitted to recycle regulated medical waste, ...

Such waste poses great risks to children playing with contaminated syringes in landfills and leads to the persistence of microorganisms. Experts warned that inadequate incineration releases 13 ...