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 ...

Beginning seven years ago when the Associated Press released a report that revealed trace amounts of pharmaceuticals were found in the drinking water used by at least 46 million Americans, hospitals ...

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 ...

New report highlights how NHS hospitals can safely and effectively cut number of single use equipment that accounts for 156k tonnes of medical waste each year ...

Four hospitals under the Cebu provincial government have failed to meet Department of Health (DOH) standards for health care waste disposal, the state audit said, raising concerns over public health ...