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Global Health and Pharmaceutical Magazine Names Colorado Medical Waste 2020’s Best Medical Waste Management Company in the USA
Although 2020 was a year like no other, Colorado Medical Waste was an essential business serving the needs of the Division of Homeland Security, the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment and healthcare front line professionals across the state.
Colorado Medical Waste Receives Environmental Leadership Award
AURORA, CO., October 6, 2020 The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) Division of Environmental Health and Sustainability awards Colorado Medical Waste with the Environmental Leadership Program Silver Award. The ELP is a statewide environmental recognition and reward
Incinerators spread not break down PFAS
“New data suggest that commercial incineration of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) doesn’t break down these hardy chemicals. Instead, it spreads them into surrounding areas.” Read the Article Here
Colorado Medical Waste; Providing the sustainable and safest method of disposal for COVID19 testing and patient waste.
It’s Time to Take Action
What’s polluting Colorado’s air? 125 million tons a year of heat-trapping and hazardous gases
Colorado Medical Waste Supports the Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act of 2020
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Hospitals Race to Save Patients — And the Planet
According to the AAMC, hospitals and labs emit 4.4% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions and are responsible for more than 5 million tons of waste each year. Check out their article to see what academic medicine is doing to
EPA Awards CDPHE $1,170,000 to Improve Water Quality
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Colorado to tighten oversight of oil and gas sites near homes in wake of study finding possible short-term health effects
Colorado Oil and Gas Study finds elevated health risk for residents near fracking sites