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Tougher EPA rules on incinerating medical waste have hospitals grappling with how to manage their garbage. Outsourcing is one possibility, but that will involve higher costs, too. "There will be cost, but it will be nominal. We think it will be less than 5% of current operating costs," says Steven Groenke, vice president of medical-waste processor Curtis Bay Energy.
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