Wastes from hospitals, laboratories, human and animal clinics are considered hazardous and non-hazardous waste. Non-hazardous includes beddings, linens, bandages, and even waste from the kitchen. In ...

In this Waste360 Q&A, Kristin Aldred discusses existing rules around home healthcare waste disposal and gaps in regulation ...

Healthcare waste management (HCWM) has become a major challenge as healthcare becomes more sophisticated, population size increases and healthcare facilities expand. All these factors demand the use ...

Jamshedpur's health department has issued a warning to healthcare centres over the improper disposal of bio-medical waste, ...

Jamshedpur: A three-member committee has been constituted by the district health department to conduct surprise inspections ...

Jamshedpur: The district health department has instructed healthcare centres and bio-testing labs to adhere to the guidelines of the Jharkhand State P.

BRISTOL, CT (WFSB) - A proposal to burn medical waste at a plant in Bristol is raising concern for some area residents. The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection issued a ...

A controversial plan for a Connecticut incinerator to burn medical waste and to renew its permit to operate a resources recovery facility will be aired by the Department of Energy and Environmental ...

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 ...