Medical waste disposal is critical to healthcare management. Biomedical waste refers to any waste that contains infectious or potentially infectious materials. It is generated during various medical ...

China has unveiled a plan to bolster its medical waste disposal capacity in the next two years, with steps to build more facilities and expand existing ones, after the novel coronavirus outbreak left ...

MANILA, Philippines—As the world tries to reach herd immunity against the COVID virus, millions of tons of medical wastes—syringes, plastics, etc—are generated and the biggest question arises: Where ...

When it comes to healthcare, we often focus on the critical roles of doctors, nurses, and medical treatments. But behind the scenes, there’s another essential element that plays a major role in ...

Rising healthcare activity, stricter compliance mandates, and growing sustainability priorities accelerate demand for ...

According to the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, around 5.2 million individuals face major health hazards each year as a result of medical waste mismanagement in various ...

Discarded masks, gloves and protective gowns are just some of the coronavirus-contaminated waste burdening treatment centers, thus spurring more market demand for proper hazardous-waste treatment ...

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 ...

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 ...

Condoms and syringes mixed with household waste and then exported from the United Kingdom to Brazil for recycling. Scalpels and other sharps left in heaps outside of hospitals. Effluents from health ...

The mismanagement of medical waste has been a problem in Egypt over the past two decades, and despite periodic efforts on behalf of the government and private bodies, it remains largely unresolved, ...