Hospitals around the world generate millions of tonnes of plastic waste annually. Much of this waste comes from single-use items such as face masks, surgical gloves, syringes, IV tubes and sterile ...

Former NIH director Dr. Harold Varmus speaks out about what recent budget cuts and policy changes could mean for science.

BURNING of trash is both dangerous and illegal. It can worsen the air quality and cause destructive fires in neighborhoods. Laws that include the ban of open burning include Republic Act (RA) 9003, or ...

A trash-burning plant in Bristol that has been the subject of scores of complaints from residents appears likely to gain ...

Reworld is hoping to burn 57 up to tons per day of biomedical waste at a Connecticut facility. A Department of Energy & Environmental Protection memo recommending approval ahead of a final decision.

The New Jersey recycling business that recently acquired Portland-based waste remediator RED Technologies LLC has received ...

Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa led a workshop on biomedical waste management, stressing the necessity of ...

The Health Department of Kalyan Dombivali Municipal Corporation fined a private hospital for illegally dumping bio-medical waste in the open. A special cleanliness campaign discovered the waste ...

Tirunelveli: A recent incident involving the burning of a large volume of biomedical, plastic, and paper waste at Tirunelveli Medical College Hospital (TvMCH) has sparked outrage among residents of ...

TIRUNELVELI: A large volume of biomedical, plastic, and paper waste generated by Tirunelveli Medical College Hospital (TvMCH) was burnt on the hospital premises, prompting residents of MGR Nagar ...

Languages: English. A majority of Democratic voters support efforts to cut government waste, but oppose the cuts implemented and proposed by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a task ...