In August 1987, the beaches of the United States witnessed a chilling phenomenon dubbed the “Syringe Tide.” Used syringes and other medical waste, such as blood vials and body tissues, began appearing ...

Kolkata: In a bid to improve biomedical waste management and curb illegal handling, the Bengal government has implemented a bar-coded tracking system in all govt hospitals. This digital system is ...

Biomedical waste management has been a serious environmental issue the country has been facing for quite a long time now. The issue has been hitting the headlines for the last some decades as there ...

India generates 742 tonnes of biomedical waste daily and managing it gives hospitals, literally, a real headache. Most of the waste, which could be anything from blood, sputum, and body parts to ...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST), based in the capital, has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with All India Institute of ...

A team of researchers comprising of Dr. Anuj Dixit and Professor Pankaj Dutta from Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) carried out a study to ...

Milk cartons may lose the recycling symbol in California, potentially making the material unusable in the state.