Northwell Health is turning blood collection tubes, needles and other lab waste into nonhazardous flakes — and hunting for a recycling firm that can make the material useful for manufacturers.

Two people stand in a laboratory in front of a closed fume hood; each is wearing goggles, a lab coat, and gloves and holds a box of nitrile rubber gloves. Evan Bailey and Caroline Gilmer were inspired ...

According to the CDC, approximately 385,000 needlestick and sharps-related injuries occur each year among healthcare ...

The Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho State University, eCyclers of Idaho and Sunnking Sustainable Solutions have partnered to host a free public electronic waste collection event on April 25 ...

Study Opens Door to Sustainable Path for Polystyrene Petri Dishes, PET Tubes, Medical Tubing, and Polypropylene Syringes Across Healthcare Supply Chains FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. and BIRDHILL, Colo. and ...

Disposable broken glassware includes any laboratory glassware that does not contain or is not contaminated with more than a trace amount of chemicals or any radioactive or biohazardous material.

Elizabeth Braun, PhD and Christina McKeon Across North America, many school laboratories contain legacy chemicals that have accumulated over ...