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Unlicensed Cosmetic Surgery Hospitalizes 6 in N.J.

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Archive > July, 2008 Vol. IX, No. 7
Infection Prevention
A Solid Waste Plan
Janet Brown, Director of Sustainable Operations

If you generate it, you segregate it. That's the golden rule of waste management in the OR, where more trash is produced than in any other department in most healthcare facilities. Here are five ways to make sure your staff chooses wisely when standing in front of red and clear bag containers with a fistful of trash.

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