MedWaste Management

Regulatory Compliance

Feb 14, 2025

How to Develop an Effective Medical Waste Compliance Training for Your Staff

As of 2024, fines from just a single violation of the EPA’s Resource Conservation and Recovery Act can reach $37,500 per day. Add fines from...

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Feb 12, 2025

How to Conduct a Medical Waste Compliance Audit in Your Facility

According to a study published by Sage Journals, American healthcare organizations produce an estimated 5 million tonnes/year of solid waste, including a substantial amount of...

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Dec 13, 2024

How Often Should I Schedule Pickup for Medical Waste Disposal?

IIf your workplace produces medical waste, one question you’ll definitely run into is:“How often do we need to get it picked up?” It’s a good...

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Sep 08, 2016

Illegal Dumping of Medical Waste is an Expensive Gamble

Illegal Dumping of Medical Waste is an Expensive Gamble. This past June, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection let it be known that violations with...

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Aug 30, 2016

199 Cases Where Toxic Agents Almost Slipped Through the Cracks

199 Cases Where Toxic Agents Almost Slipped Through the Cracks. The Federal Select Agent Program conducted their first ever annual report, discovering 199 instances where...

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Aug 27, 2016

Where Does Your Surgery Center’s Medical Waste Go?

The journey of medical waste begins the moment it is removed from the human body. In a surgery center, it could be a small tumor...

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Aug 24, 2016

The Importance of Biological Waste Disposal for Doctor’s Offices

The Importance of Biological Waste Disposal for Doctor’s Offices. You are likely already familiar with the terminology biological waste, and those bright red bags that...

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Aug 15, 2016

OSHA Weighs in on Blood Collection Tubes and Recycling

OSHA Weighs in on Blood Collection Tubes and Recycling. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) oversees practices and policies that could be hazardous to...

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Aug 09, 2016

Preventing zoonotic disease transmission inside of a veterinary practice

Preventing zoonotic disease transmission. There are standards for precautions in veterinary medicine that are designed to help stop the spread of certain diseases from animals...

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Nov 30, 2015

The Dangers of Medical Waste Disposal

The Dangers of Medical Waste Disposal The Dangers of Medical Waste Disposal. The International Red Cross states: “Hospitals are responsible for the waste they produce....

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Nov 19, 2015

Medical Waste Disposal: Destination

Medical Waste Disposal: Destination Medical Waste Disposal: Destination. Hopefully, if you’re reading my blog, you’re in the healthcare industry and you have an OSHA-compliant medical...

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Aug 24, 2015

The beauty of OSHA Compliance Program Training.

The beauty of OSHA Compliance Program Training. The beauty of OSHA Compliance Program Training. It will soon be the Jewish New Year; a time when...

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Jul 01, 2015

The Trouble with Nursing Homes

Trouble with Nursing Homes! The Trouble with Nursing Homes. As a medical waste disposal company, I am obviously not writing to vent about my issues...

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Mar 17, 2015

Reducing your Medical Waste

Reducing your Medical Waste. The healthcare industry has a garbage problem. Reducing your Medical Waste. The medical industry, all on its own, is generating two...

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