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Pharmaceutical Waste: Best Practices to Keep Your Pharmacy Compliant

Pharmaceutical Waste: Best Practices to Keep Your Pharmacy Compliant

Oct 10, 2016

Properly disposing of all pharmaceutical waste can be challenging because of how many waste streams the average pharmacy creates. To complicate matters, every one of those waste streams has specific rules and regulations regarding proper waste disposal protocol. When your pharmacy is legally and financially obligated to follow those rules, it becomes extremely important to know exactly what practices to enforce in order to ensure your total compliance.  

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Medical Waste Contracts: 8 Questions to Ask Before You Sign

Medical Waste Contracts: 8 Questions to Ask Before You Sign

Sep 23, 2016

Medical waste contracts are not something to take lightly. Once you sign on the dotted line, you are financially and legally obligated to comply with the terms of that contract. What does this mean for your medical waste management? It means it’s imperative you ask the right questions and get all the information about the contract before you agree to anything in writing.  

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Medical Waste Disposal Cost: 6 Ways You Could Be Overpaying

Medical Waste Disposal Cost: 6 Ways You Could Be Overpaying

Sep 6, 2016

When it comes to your medical waste disposal cost, you could be paying more than necessary—and not even know it. If you suspect you’re overpaying, read on to discover six of the most common ways people are needlessly shelling out for their medical waste removal.  

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Hazardous Waste Disposal for Rarer Classes of Hazardous Waste

Hazardous Waste Disposal for Rarer Classes of Hazardous Waste

Aug 26, 2016

All hazardous waste poses dangers to the environment, animals, and people that come in contact with it, and this waste stream requires special hazardous waste disposal steps. However, there are some less common classes of hazardous waste that are particularly dangerous, and people creating, handling, storing, or disposing of this waste need to be aware of the extra precautions that should be taken to be fully safe and legally compliant. With that in mind, the following are some less common classes of hazardous waste and how to safely dispose of them.  

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Build an Effective Hazardous Waste Disposal Program for Pharmacies

Build an Effective Hazardous Waste Disposal Program for Pharmacies

Aug 12, 2016

Pharmacies produce a variety of waste types, and it’s imperative that they give forethought and planning to their hazardous waste disposal programs. Without that careful thought and consideration, pharmacies could find themselves out of compliance with federal and state laws, which brings with it a laundry list of potential consequences. The best course of action, therefore, is to thoroughly learn what’s required of you as a pharmacy and then reach out to reputable, experienced hazardous waste disposal companies to take care of those waste management needs.  

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Does Your Nursing Home Have a Good Medical Waste Management Plan?

Does Your Nursing Home Have a Good Medical Waste Management Plan?

Aug 7, 2016

Properly disposing of all waste streams and ensuring a sound medical waste disposal system is incredibly important for any business, and that applies equally to nursing homes. Because these care centers generally produce multiple types of waste, it’s especially important to create a plan with adequate forethought that ensures your legal compliance with all applicable regulations and rules.  

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Pharmaceutical Waste Disposal: Is Your Georgia Pharmacy Compliant?

Pharmaceutical Waste Disposal: Is Your Georgia Pharmacy Compliant?

Jul 22, 2016

Proper pharmaceutical waste disposal is an involved process that affects every Georgia pharmacy. If you have any doubt your pharmacy is fully compliant with all laws pertaining to expired medicine and proper disposal from your site, then you need to read on! Being out of compliance can mean you must combat significant fines or even harsher actions against your Georgia-based pharmacy.  

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Medical Waste Removal: 5 Biggest Misconceptions by Doctors’ Offices

Medical Waste Removal: 5 Biggest Misconceptions by Doctors’ Offices

Jul 16, 2016

The medical waste disposal industry can be a confusing arena to enter. If you run a doctors’ office and generate this particular type of waste, you very likely have a few misconceptions about it, and that could end up costing you unnecessary money or making your waste disposal more difficult than it needs to be. Read on to ensure your medical waste disposal is as seamless, safe, cost-effective, and legally compliant as possible!  

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What Is a Medical Waste Broker?

What Is a Medical Waste Broker?

Jul 11, 2016

All generators of medical waste know that finding a reputable, qualified, and experienced company to dispose of that waste is incredibly important, but what about this issue of medical waste brokers? What are they? Should your company work with them? And what should you know before agreeing to let them play a part in your medical waste disposal?  

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Hazardous Waste Disposal: What Georgia Manufacturers Must Know

Hazardous Waste Disposal: What Georgia Manufacturers Must Know

Jul 5, 2016

If your Georgia-based manufacturing facility requires hazardous waste disposal, safely and legally complying with all those associated laws can be confusing. Luckily, there are plenty of waste management companies that can walk you through this process step by step. You just need to make sure you’re working with the right company because the extra experience and knowledge can end up saving you a lot of time and hassle!  

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