The dangers posed by medical waste merit special attention, especially with the Ebola outbreak in recent months. Medical waste disposal is subject to a rigorous process to eliminate the spread of ...

Have you ever noticed the special trash bins at medical offices or hospitals? They’re actually specialized receptacles called biohazard waste containers, and they allow for safe disposal of specific ...

In this Waste360 Q&A, Kristin Aldred discusses existing rules around home healthcare waste disposal and gaps in regulation ...

For your sake, as well as everybody else’s, it’s important to properly dispose of sharps—like syringes, needles and lancets, as well as prescription drugs and over-the-counter medications. Used sharps ...

Often, when people think of medical waste disposal, they envision a hospital or doctor’s office properly getting rid of their biohazardous trash. That’s not the full picture. For many people with ...

Biohazardous soft wastes are materials that are not biohazardous sharps and will not poke holes in the biohazard bags. Biohazardous soft wastes include materials such as: Petri dishes; ...