The COVID-19 public health emergency within the U.S. has created an unprecedented challenge for EHS professionals. One challenge: what to do with the waste generated during the testing for the coronavirus and the treatment of those with COVID-19? An earlier…
No. Wastes such as used medical equipment or personal protective equipment contaminated with the coronavirus are not regulated as a hazardous waste under USEPA regulations. Regulations codified under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) identify solid waste as a…
USEPA Regulations for the Management of Medical Waste: It was the summer between my freshman and sophomore years of college at the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point when news broke in July of 1988 about needles and other medical…