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A Sustainability Talks Video Series
A Sustainability Talks Video Series featuring waste, recycling, and sustainability experts who have stories to tell around building more sustainable business systems and world.
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Women Leaders in Waste: Cindy Miller, CEO of Stericycle
Feb 02, 2021
After working for UPS for 30 years, Cindy Miller decided it was time for a new challenge, so she joined Stericycle where she was named CEO in 2019. Little did she know that only a year later she’d be guiding the company through the challenges of a...
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Drug Collections Infrastructure Falls Short But Growing
Jan 26, 2021
In 2010 the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) launched a Drug Take Back program, and for one of the first times the public had a way to dispose their unwanted meds other than flushing them or tossing them in the trash to infiltrate waterways and...
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The Hidden Risks of Medical Waste and the COVID-19 Pandemic
Oct 08, 2020
Global healthcare systems are burdened following the spread of COVID-19 in 2020. As the public health crisis continues, some countries such as China have experienced a substantial increase in medical waste, while other countries such as the United...
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COVID-19 PPE Creates Waste
Sep 25, 2020
We’ve seen first-hand that personal protective equipment (PPE) like masks, gloves and disinfectant wipes is effective in the fight against COVID-19, however, with people not disposing of it properly it’s creating a new problem: waste. And it’s...
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Let's Celebrate Women's Equality Day!
Aug 26, 2020
We are celebrating Women’s Equality Day! Here are some strong women leaders in the waste, recycling and organics industry that we’ve highlighted in our Waste360 Women Leaders in Waste column over the year. They offer sage advice and insights based...
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OnSite Waste Rolls Out Medical Waste Management Technology
Aug 18, 2020
Currently, there are only a few ways that infectious medical waste can be safely and legally treated, mainly by chemical processes or thermal processes involving high heat. But OnSiteWaste Technologies has found another method, at least for small...
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