When both chemical and biological waste types exist, the biological agent (s) should be treated first. Once the biological agents have been deactivated by either autoclave or chemical disinfection, ...

At some point you’ve probably used health-related supplies that created some type of medical waste. That’s the leftover trash or disposable byproduct from your health care. Examples of medical ...

Whenever possible keep these types of waste separate from each other. Disposal of mixtures of these is difficult and expensive. Also, to help minimize hazardous waste generation—be sure to keep your ...

Hazardous waste management chemists use skills often found in analytical chemistry to determine the chemical make-up of an object that is deemed to be hazardous. They work with other scientists (e.g., ...

We need solutions to deal with plastic pollution A new type of plastic that can be easily broken down into its chemical building blocks and reassembled into high-quality products could reduce the ...

Consequential Life Cycle Assessment and Optimization of High-Density Polyethylene Plastic Waste Chemical Recycling. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2021; 9 (36): 12167 DOI: 10.1021 ...

We can now tell the difference between a wide range of plastic types and thereby separate plastics according to their chemical composition. This is absolutely ground-breaking and it will increase ...