Like many industries, the ongoing pandemic has had a significant impact on the medical waste industry – requiring waste and recycling companies to alter their processes and procedures, while keeping their frontline employees safe.

Jim Anderson, vice president of product management and innovation at Stericycle, said that as we enter a new phase of the pandemic with the Delta variant, the medical waste industry will continue to face strong demand for services, all while continuing to manage through pandemic headwinds such as labor shortages, supply chain challenges, and higher costs for fuel and other commodity prices.

source: https://americanrecycler.com/8568759/index.php/news/waste-news/5022-challenging-times-strike-the-medical-waste-industry