EPA Sewer Ban Affects You!
Healthcare facilities have long disposed of hazardous pharmaceutical waste by flushing it down the drain or toilet. No more, says the EPA. Effective August 21, 2019, the EPA Sewer Ban will require facilities to find an alternative means of disposing RCRA hazardous pharmaceutical waste, such as through a licensed treatment facility like MERI. If you work for or manage a healthcare facility, here’s what you need to know to get in compliance with the new EPA Sewer Ban.
MERI Collects Sharps at Drug Take Back Day
MERI collects sharps at Drug Take Back Day events in Stoughton, Waunakee and Edgerton, WI. Pills, patches, EPI pens, and prescription eyewear are just a few of them items people drop off for disposal. At Stoughton Wellness Coalition’s recent Medication Disposal and...
MERI Disposes Records Contaminated by Sewage Water
MERi is helping businesses dispose of records contaminated by sewage water as they dig out from the recent floods. Madison Environmental Resourcing, Inc. (MERI) disposes of this biohazard material at its licensed infectious waste treatment facility. Jim Fitzpatrick,...
Bloodborne Pathogens: Test Your Knowledge
Bloodborne Pathogens: Test Your Knowledge. See if you know what it takes to keep everyone safe in the workplace. Also, be sure to keep MERI Inc.’s BIohazard Bloodspill Cleanup and Disposal Kit on hand to disinfect, document and dispose after a workplace...
Sustainability Starts with Proper Blue Wrap Recycling Poster
If you want to fly a sustainability flag at your hospital or clinic surgical center, one of the easiest ways is to do it is blue wrap recycling. But if you want this to happen, you need to follow a couple simple rules when recycling your surgical blue wrap. Rules you...Welcome to MERI Video Premiers – Watch!
Our Welcome to MERI Video Premiers to answer this question…Where does the medical waste go after it leaves my facility? Watch our Welcome to MERi Premiers video for a behind the scenes view of what happens every day at Madison Environmental Resourcing Inc. MERI...
3 Reasons Why You Need a Sharps Wall Box
Download Our Sharps Wall Box Flyer Here Ever notice a sharps wall box in restroom gas station, grocery store or other facility? Then again, you’ve likely seen plenty without. This disparity might have you wondering whether or not you really need to have one. The short...