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A comprehensive strategy to protect consumers and the environment from the detrimental effects of medical waste incineration Dean Myers Management Law BU 511 Dr. William Russell May 3, 2007 Abstract Hospitals in the United States generate approximately 4.5 million tons of medical waste each year. According to industry estimates, incinerators burn 75+% of this waste each year. Despite its effectiveness in reducing this waste stream, incineration releases toxic emissions (e.g. dioxins, PCBs and flurans) and produces toxic ash residue (e.g. hydrochloric acid and toxic metals like mercury and lead) that scientists believe degrades the environment and contaminates our food supply. With this in mind, an urgent need exists for legislative and regulatory action to ensure a complete phase-out of waste incineration by 2020 and the implementation of rigorous waste management principles to reduce the overall regulated medical waste 50% by 2012 through waste prevention, re-use and recycling. Hospitals in the United States generate approximately 4.5...

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