WM completes $7.2B Stericycle deal, takes leading position in medical …
Nov 4, 2024 · WM completed its $7.2 billion acquisition of Stericycle on Monday. The transaction valued the company at $62 per share. The assets are now part of the WM Healthcare Solutions division. “This acquisition provides a complementary business platform in medical waste, a sector with attractive near- and long-term growth dynamics, and in secure ...
Latest on medical waste on beaches: Ocean City's closed ... - Yahoo News
Sep 17, 2024 · Ocean City beach remains closed out of 'abundance of caution' Monday. "Ocean City Beach Patrol, Public Works and Emergency Services have been actively monitoring the waste washing onshore. As of...
Exeter doctor champions reusable insulin pens to reduce waste - BBC News
5 days ago · 7 November 2024. A doctor and honorary researcher at the University of Exeter is leading a campaign to make reusable insulin pens the standard for treating diabetes patients. Dr Vincent Simpson ...
Healthcare waste - World Health Organization (WHO)
Oct 24, 2024 · WHO fact sheet on healthcare waste, including key facts, types of waste, health risks, environmental impact and WHO response.
How do you fix healthcare's medical waste problem? - BBC
Coronavirus has made medical waste more visible than ever, but the environmental footprint of healthcare goes much further – and reducing it could save lives.
Major crackdown on NHS waste - GOV.UK
Oct 16, 2024 · The government is launching a major crackdown on waste in the NHS to save millions of pounds a year, helping to divert more resources to frontline care. A new strategy - the Design for Life ...
Tonnes of COVID-19 health care waste expose urgent need to …
Feb 1, 2022 · Tens of thousands of tonnes of extra medical waste from the response to the COVID-19 pandemic has put tremendous strain on health care waste management systems around the world, threatening human and environmental health and exposing a dire need to improve waste management practices, according to a new WHO report.
The pandemic generated 100,000+ tons of medical waste. Where ... - Advisory
Feb 3, 2022 · In a new report, World Health Organization researchers estimated the Covid-19 response generated more than 100,000 metric tons of medical waste from PPE, syringes, and more–including enough chemical waste to fill one-third of an Olympic swimming pool.
A deluge of medical waste is swamping the globe, a U.N. report …
Feb 3, 2022 · Discarded syringes, old test kits and used vaccine vials have strained waste management systems and are threatening people’s health and the environment.
Healthcare waste from COVID threatens environment: WHO - UN News
Feb 1, 2022 · Tens of thousands of tonnes of extra medical waste from the response to the COVID-19 pandemic has put tremendous strain on healthcare waste management systems around the globe, the World...