This Safety Alert concerns the correct disposal of clinical waste sharps. Improperly closed containers pose a significant risk of injury to waste handlers, cleaners and potentially other staff. Two ...

Sharps injuries are a well-known risk in the health and social care sector. Sharps contaminated with an infected patient's blood can spread over 20 diseases, including hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV ...

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (SASH) has taken a significant leap in its commitment to sustainability through the ...

Kiosks on the first floor of the Government Center in Superior provide the public with a safe way to dispose of sharps such as needles, syringes and lancets.

The Healthcare and Mercury Wastes Management Project (HCW Project) kicked off its five-year implementation with a national ...

Per the CDC, a sharps injury is a penetrating stab wound from a needle, scalpel, or another sharp object that may result in exposure to blood or other body fluids. This can include scalpels, razors, ...

Following a company-wide ESG audit, Sharps has introduced in-house processing for the management of waste wood.

NEW YORK, Jan. 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sharps Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: STSS) (the “Company”), an innovative medical device and pharmaceutical packaging company offering patented ...

Dear Heloise: In one of your advisories regarding old medications, it was stated that taking them to the pharmacy drop-off was the only way we should dispose of them. My husband takes a pain med ...

Pearl River County Board of Supervisors to Host Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Event CARRIERE, Miss. – The Pearl River County Board of Supervisors will host a Household Hazardous Waste Disposal ...