Medical Waste

Penta Medical Recycling is looking to repurpose prosthetics by providing used ones from the U.S. to six developing countries.

China’s largest professional supplier of medical waste treatment equipment is helping the Wuhan government build a medical waste treatment plant equipped to handle 30 tons per day.

The law will ban companies from destroying clothes, cosmetics and other unsold or returned items.

Sanitation workers’ duties include disinfecting discarded masks of residents and facilities such as public toilets.

Boson Energy and ASW are building a medical waste-to-energy plant, with ambitions to launch at least 20 more nationwide in the next five to 10 years.

NWRA’s Healthcare Waste Institute developed interim guidance to address the safe handling of medical waste during the coronavirus outbreak.

10,000 Seal&Send medication disposal envelopes will be provided to communities via water utility bills and solid waste disposal programs.

The Las Vegas Sun reports that Stericycle decided to forgo its plans due to “broader business considerations and facility planning.”

The public comment period on the proposed regulations will be announced soon.

Meg Moynihan won a Silver Stevie Award in the “Most Innovative Woman of the Year” category of the Stevie Awards for Women in Business.