BRISTOL, Conn. (WTNH) — Bristol residents and environment advocates are worried about what could potentially be in the air as a plant seeks state permits to burn biomedical waste. Covanta, now known ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has created a global health crisis along with diverse impacts on environment, economy and society. It has posed various challenges to the existing regulations and management ...

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 ...

Residents of Anbu Nagar in Ukkadam have raised concerns over the handling of biomedical waste at the Corporation’s Material Recovery Facility (MRF) in the area, maintained by a private waste ...

HYDERABAD: In a bid to strengthen oversight of hazardous waste management, the Environment Protection Training and Research ...

The crisis at RN Cooper Municipal General Hospital stretched into its third day as untreated biomedical waste piled up in the hospital’s backyard, and sanitation inside the wards collapsed due to ...

NELLORE: Sumit Kumar, district collector of Chittoor, has called for stringent measures to minimise the risks posed by biomedical waste to public health and the environment. Chairing a District-Level ...

MUMBAI: Residents of Govandi have accused the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) of grossly underreporting and mishandling environmental violations by SMS Envoclean Pvt. Ltd., which operates a ...

The Delhi environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Wednesday directed the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to fast-track the tendering process for setting up two new common biomedical ...