2014

5 Things You Should Know About Medical Waste

Modern medicine is all about saving lives and improving health -- but the waste it generates may achieve the opposite effect. Whether you work in the medical industry or you engage in self-testing or self-treatment for some medical condition or other, be warned that the byproducts of those activities can create significant ecological and health dangers for your community. Here are five critical points you should keep in mind whenever you or your company produces medical waste.