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Somerville, MA-based Triumvirate Environmental is turning medical and pharmaceutical waste into plastic lumber called “BestPlus.” According to Plastics News, the hazardous and medical waste management company acquired two companies in 2014: Medical Waste […]

Viridor brings cyclist safety to London waste fleet The company has fitted its London-based waste collection vehicles with sideguards and sensors, to help prevent collisions on the road with cyclists. […]

8-year-old stuck by hypodermic needle found on school playground Ethan Gurr likes to collect “treasures,” according to his mom, but the 8-year-old’s latest find has doctors testing Ethan’s blood to […]

There are now two British healthcare team members repatriated from Sierra Leone having suffered sharps or needlestick incidents while caring for patients in the Ebola outbreak there. Above all, we […]