The authors, economic justice and rights researchers at Human Rights Watch, argue that proposed Medicaid cuts will only ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has flagged the improper disposal of medical waste as a high-risk issue, warning of potential exposure to blood-borne pathogens, harmful emissions, and illegal ...

Microwave ovens. Toasters. Radios. All of these items, and many more, can be recycled for free at Cook Medical’s Electronic Waste Recycling Day. When is this year’s Cook Medical e-recycling ...

Senate Bill 80 seeks to hold all waste processing plants that burn even small volumes of used medical supplies — protective clothing and gear, syringes, bandages and the like — to federal U.S ...

Unites States, New York, Feb. 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IMR Market Reports is pleased to announce the publication of its latest report, Medical Waste Management Market. This in-depth analysis ...

SAN JOSE — The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office is alleging that the South Bay’s three county-run hospitals are improperly disposing medical waste including human flesh ...

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 ...

According to the Maryland State Parks X account, formerly known as Twitter, a lot of medical waste has been seen washing up on shores throughout Maryland. On Sunday, MSP announced that they are ...

You can get in touch with Kaitlin by emailing k.lewis@newsweek.com. Languages: English. Medical waste, including hypodermic needles, has washed ashore on several beaches in Maryland, Delaware and ...

Sixty state and federal agencies were working Monday to try to contain an onshore wash of medical waste, including hundreds of hypodermic needles and feminine hygiene products, over the weekend ...

Syringes, needles and other potentially harmful medical devices were found Sunday morning largely along Assateague Island shorelines. Officials are looking into why “a large component of medical ...

UPDATE (9/16): The Maryland Department of Emergency Management raised the state activation level to "Partial" on Monday afternoon to provide resources involving waste washing up at regional beaches.