Healthcare organizations play a crucial role in society by providing life-saving treatments, surgeries, and care to individuals. However, with this responsibility comes the challenge of managing the vast amount of waste produced daily. The healthcare industry is a significant contributor to waste generation, with hospitals alone producing over 5 million tons of waste annually. Improper management of medical waste can negatively impact the environment and potentially harm communities.
Waste360 reached out to Cory White, Executive Vice President, and Chief Commercial Officer of Stericycle, to talk about the challenges the healthcare industry faces when it comes to waste and its environmental impact, ways we can limit medical waste, the positive steps being taken in the medical waste world, and how Stericycle is making positive changes to organizations.
