Waste not. Hospitals reduce, recycle and manage waste.
In the '80s, medical waste became a dirty word. On the heels of popular, and often distorted, fears about the dangers of medical waste, hospitals faced a monumental task: to evaluate their current handling of waste and, in many cases, develop new programs and disposal methods.
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Memorial Hospital System, Houston.
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