New report highlights how NHS hospitals can safely and effectively cut number of single use equipment that accounts for 156k tonnes of medical waste each year ...

As the climate crisis continues, workplaces, schools, institutions and other environments all over the world are doing their bit to cut back on waste, especially when it comes to plastic - one of the ...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to add hazardous pharmaceutical wastes to the Universal Waste Rule, with the proposed rule applying to surgery centers, hospitals and many other ...

Around the world, waste generation rates are rising. In 2020, the world was estimated to generate 2.24 billion tonnes of solid waste, amounting to a footprint of 0.79 kilograms per person per day.

Elizabeth Toony, BSN, RN, CASC, offers solutions to the top areas of time and material waste in ambulatory surgery centers. Elizabeth Toony: I am currently working on a Lean Six Sigma initiative that ...