KOCHI: Kochi corporation’s new initiative to address the growing problem of sanitary and special care waste disposal -- biomedical waste treatment plant -- is expected to be commissioned in September.

The New Jersey recycling business that recently acquired Portland-based waste remediator RED Technologies LLC has received tentative approval to process biomedical waste at its facility in Bristol.

With growing number of hospitals and healthcare facilities in the country, the load of biomedical waste in the country is increasing every year. Despite various amendments in the law governing the ...

Wastes from hospitals, laboratories, human and animal clinics are considered hazardous and non-hazardous waste. Non-hazardous includes beddings, linens, bandages, and even waste from the kitchen. In ...

NEW DELHI (IANS) – About 656 tons per day (TPD) of biomedical waste was generated across India in 2020, out of which 590 TPD was collected and treated by common biomedical waste treatment facilities, ...

In early August, St. Andrews Hospital & Healthcare Center in Boothbay Harbor got a delivery of 30 red, 28-gallon bins to fill with medical waste like bandages, needles and bloodstained clothing to be ...