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Environmental Resource Center
HERC provides pollution prevention and environmental compliance assistance information for the healthcare sector. It is intended to be a comprehensive resource, covering all the varieties of hospital wastes, and all the rules that apply to them, including both federal regulations and the specific rules that apply in your state. HERC also includes environmental compliance information for dental offices and assisted living/nursing care communities.
This website was developed and is maintained by the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences. Funding for this project has been provided by EPA under the National Compliance Assistance Centers program. For more information, or to pass along suggestions, please contact: Lisa Stobierski, Sr. Program Manager.
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Disclaimer:
The information contained in this site is provided for your review and convenience. It is not intended to provide legal advice with respect to any federal, state, or local regulation. You should consult with legal counsel and appropriate authorities before interpreting any regulations or undertaking any specific course of action.
Please note that many of the regulatory discussions on HERC refer to federal regulations. In many cases, states or local governments have promulgated relevant rules and standards that are different and/or more stringent than the federal regulations. Therefore, to assure full compliance, you should investigate and comply with all applicable federal, state and local regulations.
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Industry News |
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09/01/2023 - Regulated Medical Waste – Five Common Violations at Healthcare Facilities [more]
08/09/2023 - Healthcare Waste - A Serious Problem for Global Health - NLM 2023 Report [more]
08/08/2023 - Ten Most Common Hazardous Waste Violations Found in Hospitals [more]
07/27/2023 - Pyrolysis to Treat/Dispose Medical Waste: How Does it Fair Against Alternative Methods? [more]
07/26/2023 - FDA adopts new sterilization standard to support switch from ethylene oxide [more]
06/13/2023 - EPA Clarifies Regulatory Status of Spent Lithium Batteries [more]
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