Friday, October 17, 2014

Ebola Waste: NIMBY

Here are some of the companies said to be involved in handling Ebola waste from the hospital in Dallas, TX:

https://www.stericycle.com/bio-hazard-waste-disposal

http://www.veoliaes.com/en/services/enterprise/waste/incineration.html

http://www1.wmsolutions.com/facilities/details/id/176

Now for some reason, the Attorney General of Missouri went to court to keep such waste out of St. Louis:

http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/no-ebola-medical-waste-headed-for-st-louis/article_2dff857c-a77f-5559-a056-955c9c6b27be.html

Realistically, many states may soon be generating such waste. If there are disputes or misunderstandings about the safety of the waste disposal processes and/or companies, this is going to be a real mess.

Gee, I wonder if the new "Ebola Czar" will be able to handle such disputes? I'll bet his experience with Solyndra made him the perfect candidate for the job.

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