Proposed Environmental Protection Agency rules for the disposal of hazardous waste pharmaceuticals will prevent hospitals and other healthcare facilities from flushing drugs down the toilet or drain.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has promulgated its proposed regulation of “hazardous waste pharmaceuticals,” i.e., pharmaceutical residues discarded from health care facilities which also ...
April is Earth Month – a reminder for organizations to consider their footprint on the planet and their journey to better environmental and community outcomes. Hospitals and health systems can face ...
Beginning seven years ago when the Associated Press released a report that revealed trace amounts of pharmaceuticals were found in the drinking water used by at least 46 million Americans, hospitals ...
Lewes, Delaware, Jan. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Global Pharmaceutical Waste Management Market Size is projected to grow at a CAGR of 5.91% from 2026 to 2032, according to a new report published ...
The Sustainable Medicine System Will Introduce Solution to Eliminate Over-the-Counter and Prescription Pill Bottle Waste from Landfills and Oceans NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cabinet Health, the makers ...
ASCs strive to offer a quality of care and operate at a level of excellence that at least meets the standards set by hospitals, and ASCs are often successful are exceeding these standards. But one ...
On February 22, 2019, EPA published its final rule governing standards for the management of pharmaceutical hazardous wastes in the Federal Register (Final Rule). 1 The Final Rule’s publication in the ...
The new EPA guide includes steps medical institutions can take to update their hazardous waste disposal plans. The Environmental Protection Agency has published a new guide to implementing hazardous ...