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In the complex landscape of medical waste management, the importance of effective treatment methods cannot be overstated. Refractory materials play a crucial role in facilitating safe and efficient processes for the incineration and disposal of medical waste. In this article, we explore the significance of refractory materials in medical waste treatment and their contribution to maintaining ...
Cenorin, a healthcare company providing solutions for medical device reprocessing and waste stream reduction, announces the availability of its new 50 Series advanced drying systems. These new models offer in-demand features and benefits that help healthcare reprocessing teams achieve drying compliance while also improving throughput and workflow. Three widely recognized ANSI/AAMI guidance ...
456 million gloves and above all a billion masks. Is the amount of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) we consume every month. Impressive numbers, so much so that if we only throw 1 percent of the masks on the ground, we will disperse 10 million into the environment. The Polytechnic of Turin estimates that the need for face masks in Italy is over one billion per month, equal to about 400 tons ...
“We believe in an approach that the entire department participates in the reduction in waste and encourage our hourly staff to help shape our programs. We have been successful in pursuing our sustainability goals because all our team members participate in every step of the process and our partnership with Amy Lipman who has conducted training and outreach ...
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Judith A. Enck met on Thursday, June 7, 2012 in New York City with representatives of local governments from Puerto Rico to discuss environmental challenges facing municipal governments in Puerto Rico, and explore solutions. The municipal and federal officials pledged to work together to reduce pollution, increase recycling and promote ...
Practice Greenhealth, the nation’s leading membership and networking organization for institutions in healthcare that have made a commitment to sustainable, eco-friendly practices, has released the first of a series of Greening the OR™ Best Practices Guidance Documents, now available on-line at: www.greeningtheor.org. The Greening the OR™ Initiative was launched in May of 2010 ...
McKesson Corporation, the world’s largest healthcare services company, today announced the release of its fiscal year 2010 (FY10) Corporate Citizenship Report. Through the voices of employees, grantees and customers, this online-only report provides an update on McKesson’s corporate citizenship accomplishments throughout FY10. It is available at www.mckesson.com/citizenshipreport. ...
Bringing another first to the dental industry, AMD LASERS™ will offer iPads™ as part of its company-wide going green and paperless initiative effective October 1, 2010. iPad™ technology will replace paper and DVDs throughout the educational and training program in tandem with the number one selling laser in the world - Picasso. The initiative is a part of a long-standing ...