Medical waste collection is a necessary part of patient care at hospitals and care facilities, but when performed improperly it can release odors and pose potential infection risks, as well as create ...

The new EPA guide includes steps medical institutions can take to update their hazardous waste disposal plans. The Environmental Protection Agency has published a new guide to implementing hazardous ...

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 ...

Northwell Health is turning blood collection tubes, needles and other lab waste into nonhazardous flakes — and hunting for a recycling firm that can make the material useful for manufacturers.

State environmental regulators have fined St. Paul’s Regions Hospital for improperly disposing of infectious medical waste at an east metro trash facility in 2024. On several occasions last year, the ...