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Burning Issues in Medical Waste - Four Critical Videos to Watch


"Dioxin! What Citizens, Workers and Policymakers Should Know" Interview with Dr. Linda Birnbaum, Currently Director, National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences(NIEHS). This interview took place in 2004 when Dr. Birnbaum was EPA Toxicology Division Director. She discusses: What is dioxin? How toxic is it? Does it cause cancer?

"Medical Waste: A Call to Action for Health Care" Especially for health care professionals

"Burning Issues in Medical Waste" A documentary geared to the general public featuring Stericycle's Haw River, NC incinerators

Alamance County Commissioners Meeting July 19, 2010 - Citizens Comment, Stericycle Presents, Commissioners Vote


"Dioxin! What Citizens, Workers and Policymakers Should Know" Interview with Dr. Linda Birnbaum, Currently Director, National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences(NIEHS). This interview took place in 2004 when Dr. Birnbaum was EPA Toxicology Division Director. She discusses: What is dioxin? How toxic is it? Does it cause cancer?



"Burning Issues in Medical Waste" covers issues with the Stericycle's two incinerators in Haw River, NC. As a documentary it deals with the issues in medical waste incineration in general. It presents a sound case for safer alternatives, ones that consider the environment and public health issues. Produced by Health Care Without Harm.


The video below, "Medical Waste: A Call to Action for Health Care" was produced for Health Care Without Harm. It provides important clarifications for health care facilities in their waste management operations, including safer, more environmentally friendly alternatives to incineration:


Alamance County Commissioners Meeting July 19, 2010
Video of entire proceedings related to the Resolution to Recommend Early Adoption of the Federal Standards for Hospital Medical Waste Incinerators.

July 19, 2010 Commissioners Meeting from Alamance County on Vimeo.

Public Comments (TIME=1:50)
Stericycle Presentation (TIME=59:23)
Commissioners questions to Stericycle (TIME=96:35)
Commissioners discussion/vote on motion (TIME=108:3) re:non-binding "Draft Resolution: Requesting the Adoption of State Rules Requiring Early Implementation of Federal Standards for Hospital, Medical and Infectious Waste Incinerators" - submitted by Sue Dayton.


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"What is the right thing? Simply put, it is the elimination of all incineration of medical waste not required by law to be burned." Martha Hamblin, GASP, at Stericyle Annual Stockholder Meeting