Healthcare Waste Management What Is It? And Do You Need It?
Biomedical and Biohazard waste is one of the biggest challenges that healthcare provides every day. On average, a single hospital bed can produce 33 pounds of waste per day in Maryland. In a year, healthcare facilities generate 5.9 million tons of medical waste per year. To make matters worse, 16 billion injections and 2 million […]
Proper Sharps Needle Disposal in Maryland
Every form of medical waste requires special handling, including sharps, which have special needs for proper disposal. Whether it’s gauze used to wrap a fresh wound or cultures containing infectious agents. Sharps and needles are a little more sensitive to manage as it takes only one pinprick to spread potentially harmful bloodborne pathogens and viruses. […]
