Regulated Medical Waste

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Regulated Medical Waste: - Under the Medical Waste Tracking Act of 1988, any solid waste generated in the diagnosis, treatment, or immunization of human beings or animals, in research pertaining thereto, or in the production or testing of biologicals. Included are cultures and stocks of infectious agents; human blood and blood products; human pathological body wastes from surgery and autopsy; contaminated animal carcasses from medical research; waste from patients with communicable diseases; and all used sharp implements, such as needles and scalpels, and certain unused sharps. (See: treated medical waste; untreated medical waste; destroyed medical waste.)
[Environmental Protection Agency]

News archive for Regulated Medical Waste::

Hospitals go green  -  05 Aug 2008
Greenville News,...which generates about 10 tons of municipal trash and 1 ton of regulated medical waste every day, damaged surgical instruments and finger oxygen sensor

Caprius, Inc. Announces Trading Symbol Change  -  Jul 25, 2008
FOXBusinessInc. The Company's innovative SteriMed technology simultaneously shreds and disinfects solid and liquid regulated medical waste, reducing the volume by

More trouble for Hudson County SPCA Charges filed against ...  -  Jul 12, 2008
Hudson Reporter,According to city spokesperson Jennifer Morrill, the charges are violations of the state's regulated medical waste act and "creating conditions that is

Stericycle (SRCL) Chairman Schuler Buys 100K Shares  -  Jul 9, 2008
StreetInsider.com (subscription),Stericycle, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides regulated medical waste management and return management services in the United States,

Form 4 Oracle: Boston, MA -- Form4Oracle: Insider Trading Report ...  -  Jul 10, 2008
Trading Markets (press release),Stericycle, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides regulated medical waste management and return management services in the United States,

InsiderCow.com: Schuler Jack W of Stericycle Inc(NasdaqGS: SRCL ...  -  Jul 11, 2008
Trading Markets (press release),Stericycle, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides regulated medical waste management and return management services in the United States,

Mail-back sharps program announced  -  Nov 9, 2007
RDH,...ranging in size from 1.4 quarts to 5 gallons, protective bag liner, third party bar coded tracking, a destruction manifest for Regulated Medical Waste?

Hospitals restore their environments to health  -  Nov 9, 2007
New Hampshire Business Review,In 2005, Concord Hospital switched from using cardboard boxes for regulated medical waste to reusable medical waste tubs, and in 2006 began using similar

Company Profile for XMED Disposal Incorporated  -  Aug 24, 2007
Genetic Engineering News (press release),The XMED MAIL SYSTEM is a new solution to the confusing job of properly disposing of Sharps and Regulated Medical Waste. This new service is available in a

New Medical Waste and Sharps Disposal by Mail System Approved by ...  -  Aug 22, 2007
American Digital Networks (press release),The XMED MAIL SYSTEM is a new solution to the confusing job of handling and proper disposal of Sharps and Regulated Medical Waste.

Caprius, Inc. Subsidiary Furthers Market Penetration through the ...  -  Aug 16, 2007
Business Wire (press release),Prior to the installation of the SteriMed on-site system, regulated medical waste produced by the emergency room, intensive care unit, labor & delivery room

US Medical Waste Management Market to Cross $2.4 Billion by 2009 ...  -  Aug 6, 2007
PR-GB.com (press release),The waste generated is classified into two categories, namely General Waste and Regulated Medical Waste (RMW) or Clinical Waste.

Caprius, Inc. Subsidiary Announces Sales in European Union after ...  -  Aug 23, 2007
Business Wire (press release),Inc. The Company’s innovative SteriMed technology simultaneously shreds and disinfects solid and liquid regulated medical waste, reducing the volume by

Use it or Lose it: Officials plea for Americans to use local ...  -  Aug 1, 2007
Earthtimes.org...drain cleaner, vehicle batteries, motor oil and filters, solvents, certain non-regulated medical waste (like insulin syringes).

Bald Eagle Officially Off Endangered List  -  Aug 9, 2007
Environment News ServiceThe statute of limitations has applied to violations of the Solid Waste Management Act, the Comprehensive Regulated Medical Waste Management Act,

District hires 5 nurses for grade schools  -  Aug 20, 2007
Villages Daily Sun,...courses in the AEDs (automated external defibrillators), and reminders on the importance of proper disposal of regulated medical waste,� Connelly said.

Swisslog to Feature TransCar Automated Guided Vehicle at AHRMM ...  -  Aug 4, 2007
PR-GB.com (press release),...central/sterile supplies, patient food and nourishments, soiled dishes, clean and soiled linens, trash and regulated medical waste.




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