Alison Sherman, Torrance’s waste management coordinator, said in a previous Ask Us column that syringes are considered sharps waste and should be disposed of like needle sharps waste. You can dispose ...

Healthcare waste services provider SRCL has invested in new technology to help drive up recycling and reuse of waste containers while reducing the risk of injury and infection to hospital workers.

SOUTHERN COLORADO — The World Health Organization estimated that around 16 billion injections are given every year worldwide. However, WHO also reported that if syringes and needles are not thrown ...

Infectious waste is any waste with the presence or the reasonable anticipated presence of blood or other potentially infectious materials on an item or surface. The following are typical materials ...

Strategies for sharps disposal to safeguard the health of workers and the wider environment are important considerations for any organisation. Anne Harriss and Angela West examine one NHS trust’s ...