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William Janhonen, (2011) “Medical Waste: Where Does It All Go” []

This article is about the regulations of medical waste. It also discusses the solutions that EPA has proposed to control medical waste.

“Solid Waste Disposal Act, did the following: Defined medical waste and established which medical waste would be subject to program regulations; established a cradle-to-grave tracking system utilizing a generator initiated tracking form; required management standards for segregation, packaging, labeling and marking, and storage of the medical waste; and established record-keeping requirements and penalties that could be imposed for mismanagement of waste.”

“The EPA has proposed the addition of hazardous pharmaceutical wastes to the Universal Waste Rule, which would provide a system for the disposal of hazardous pharmaceutical wastes, resulting in protection of public health and the environment.”

__ Facts: __
 * In 2005 there existed over 7,000 hospitals and 35,00 long term health care facilities
 * Definition of medical waste during the act of 1988- any solid waste that is generated in the diagnosis, treatment, or immunization of human beings or animals, in research pertaining thereto, or in the production or testing of biologicals.
 * Each state has a different way of handling waste
 * In 1991 the MWTA expired.