A production method for a novel fabric that integrates with existing mass production methods, promises an economical way to make reusable medical masks and other protective gear that can be sterilized ...

Environmental and biological disasters are an unfortunate yet distinct possibility when dealing with medical waste. And while it's a tough job, it's vitally important. There are many medical, dental ...

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 ...

Such waste poses great risks to children playing with contaminated syringes in landfills and leads to the persistence of microorganisms. Experts warned that inadequate incineration releases 13 ...

A medical waste treatment system, which is capable of 99.9999 percent sterilization by using high-temperature and high-pressure steam, has been developed for the first time in the country. The Korea ...

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 ...

SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- remedi, a fully permitted regulated medical waste (RMW) processor, announced it is the first company in Texas permitted to recycle regulated medical waste, ...

Medical waste incinerators, including one in suburban Maywood, face more stringent limits on toxic air pollution under a new federal rule hammered out after a decade-long legal battle. Most hospitals ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. When you give blood to be tested at the doctor’s office, what happens to your sample when the tests are ...