Avoid Medical Waste Risks In The Workplace
How Does Your Facility Protect Workers From Medical Waste Risk? Healthcare workers are exposed to medical waste risks every day. While their primary focus is on taking care of patients and keeping communities healthy, it’s important for these professionals to make...
read moreMedical Waste, Hazardous Waste and Pharmaceutical Waste
Not All Wastes Are Created Equal. Know The Differences Between Medical, Hazardous, And Pharmaceutical Wastes. The U.S. is responsible for producing a hopping 220 million tons of waste a year. Because of this, both the government and environmental associations have...
read moreRegulated Medical Waste Vs. Personal Waste: What’s The Difference?
Knowing The Difference Between Personal Waste And Regulated Medical Waste. You may not think twice about what you throw in the trash at home, but personal solid waste is vastly different than regulated medical waste. The key difference? Regulated medical waste (RMW)...
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In the 1980s beaches were being littered with disposed syringes, medications, and other healthcare-related waste. The need for proper medical waste removal was realized. Medical waste disposal is primarily regulated at the state level. Federal laws dictated the...
read moreThe problem of treatment of medical waste pollution in the US.
Your home now produces medical waste that cannot go into the regular trash. it’s a more convenient option to manage care from home. It’s a more convenient option to manage care from home. From diabetes to renal failure that requires dialysis treatment home medical...
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Top 5 Medical Waste Violations When Your Facility is Guilty
Is Your Facility Guilty Of These Common Medical Waste Violations? In spite of the abundance of information on proper medical waste disposal and the laws that back this up, there are some public violations that people make with medical waste removal. It is an...
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Medical Waste Recycling
Reduce, recycle, reuse doesn’t always apply to the medical waste field. Reuse. Reduce. Recycle. That is the EPA’s slogan for protecting our environment, but this adage doesn’t always apply to the medical waste arena. The Medical Waste Tracking Act of 1988 clearly...
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What Take place With Medical Waste Eventually?
Every day, a comparatively large amount of potentially infectious and hazardous waste is generated in health care organizations. The organizations are like hospitals and other facilities around the world. This bio-medical waste must be prudently treated and disposed...
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