Decades-old medical waste from 4 Negros Occidental hospitals disposed

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