BACOLOD CITY — Over 111 metric tons of hazardous medical waste that had accumulated for over three decades in four government-run hospitals in Negros Occidental were removed and transported to a Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-accredited treatment facility between June and August this year, provincial officials said. Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz said the move was part of the province’s continuing hospital cleanup program. The operation was carried out by pollution control officers under the Provincial Administrator’s Office. The hazardous materials, which had accumulated in septic vaults and storage areas for over three decades, were removed from Gov. Valeriano M. […]...Keep on reading: Decades-old medical waste from 4 Negros Occidental hospitals disposed