Ramsey-Washington Recycling and Energy said sending infectious waste to municipal waste facilities violates state law and ...

The Horry County Solid Waste Authority (SWA) landfill is among many garbage disposal sites in South Carolina. The Horry landfill is near Conway. Jason Lee [email protected] State inspectors found ...

Multiple medical facilities have been improperly disposing of bodily waste, according to Ramsey/Washington Recycling & Energy ...

The Medical University of South Carolina and an associated facility have been fined nearly $120,000 for dozens of infectious waste violations, including failing to protect the public from potential ...

U.S. healthcare facilities faced an unexpected dilemma during the international outbreak of West Ebola Virus Disease (EBV) from 2014-2016: hospitals were unprepared and often overwhelmed as they ...

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 ...

The Ramsey/Washington Recycling & Energy center had to pause operations on Monday after calling in a special cleanup crew ...

Any waste capable of producing an infection or infectious disease in humans. Animal and human health care activities produce infectious waste. Every year an estimated 16 billion injections are ...

Regulations imposed by federal and state agencies require that employers develop policies and procedures to address the handling, storage and disposal of infectious materials. On-the-job exposure to ...