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...
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...
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...
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...
Are you setting up shop with your new microblading business or reordering supplies for your semi-permanent makeup salon? A biohazard infectious waste sharps container is a must-have for any microblading business. While making your supplies checklist, you will want...
When SB212 takes effect January 1, 2021, it will impact many California businesses. This upcoming disposal law mandates sharps and medications must be properly disposed of through a takeback system. What does this new law mean for California businesses that handle...
At a recent sharps collection event, MERI disposed of nearly 600 pounds of used sharps from area farmers. Grande Cheese partnered with MERI and sponsored three pre-Covid sharps collection days for its milk producers. They happened on February 24 in Janesville,...