Regions Hospital in St. Paul was fined $100,000 by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) for improperly disposing of ...

On several occasions last year, the hospital put blood-contaminated syringes, plastic bags, suction cannisters and laboratory ...

The discovery of improperly disposed infectious waste, including blood-tainted syringes, tubes and bags, has resulted in a ...

The Monroe County Department of Environmental Services, in partnership with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office and Wegmans, ...

Saturday marks Prescription Drug Take Back Day and the state Department of Consumer Protection is urging people to properly ...

Items like wrappers, pet waste, medical waste, diapers, foam and hygiene products should remain in the traditional trash, according to the Department of Sanitation. Curbside collection of organics ...

With near completion, teams at the processing center have successfully handled Oak Ridge’s inventory of transuranic debris waste.

By Teddy Rosenbluth and Rebecca Robbins A federal prosecutor has sent letters to at least three medical journals accusing them of political bias and asking a series of probing questions suggesting ...

A federal prosecutor sent a letter to a medical journal editor, probing whether the publication is "partisan" when it comes to "various scientific debates." Edward R. Martin Jr., U.S. Attorney for ...

After unearthing an illegal bio-medical waste dumping site on the Dakala road, Patiala, it has come to light that the waste was meant to be transported to Delhi and the NCR region, from where it ...

Recently we heard about a new method for disposing of medical waste and sharps. Ho: We just spoke with a company that has a method where hospital diabetes waste can be put into a bin and their ...