On April 30, make a difference in your area by setting up a one-stop collection site for the safe and convenient disposal of prescription drugs and sharps. Many community members take prescription drugs or use medical sharps each day, but they often lack the resources...
It’s spring clean-out time! This time of year creates a desire to clean and purge. Glimpses of warmer weather after being cooped up during midwest winters compel us to open the windows, allow fresh air in and remove all unwanted and unneeded items in your space...
MERI (Madison Environmental Resourcing, Inc) is the feature in Dane Buy Local’s recent sustainability practices newsletter, Planet 608. Dane Buy Local is an organization that advocates the cause of buying local on behalf of its members. With this in mind, its mission...
Do you know how to properly handle blood cleanup and disposal should a minor incident happen in your industrial or manufacturing plant? It’s not as simple as mopping up with a few towels and throwing everything in the trash. Bloody waste is not like standard...
13,000 Afghan refugees have arrived at Fort McCoy since August 2021 as part of Operation Allies Welcome. 99% of these evacuees were vaccinated to the minimum CDC requirements in just four months. For many, this public health feat brings medical waste concerns and...
If your Wisconsin facility sent out 50 pounds or more of infectious waste during any calendar month, then you’ll need to file a WI DNR annual infectious waste report. Fortunately, MERI’s Genesis customer portal is a great tool to help our existing...
Demand for sharps containers is rising, contributing to a sharps container shortage. MERI is currently taking measures to meet the needs of the healthcare facilities and vaccine clinics we service. To ensure that access to sharps containers is available for all,...
Millions of Americans use sharps in their at-home medical regimens and wonder how to dispose of needles and other medical waste. For example, where do all the needles go from injectable medications administered outside of a medical facility? Is there an...
Properly disposing of home healthcare waste is paramount, especially with the rise of injectable medicines and infusion therapies. For instance, home health patients shouldn’t place sharps or used EPI pens in their household trash. Nor should they throw out an IV bag...
Millions of Americans dispose of sharps from diabetic or allergy injections in the restrooms of high-traffic places, resulting in the need for sharps containers in public restrooms. Unfortunately, the drug epidemic in our country has also contributed to needle use in...
