
DEM Rejects MedRecycler Permit for Medical Waste Facility in West Warwick
PROVIDENCE — Environmental regulators denied a permit for a high-heat medical waste treatment facility following public outcry about potential health and environmental dangers, which led state lawmakers and the governor to take action effectively banning the process within Rhode Island.
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Proposed Medical Waste Facility has Neighbors on Edge
An untested waste-to-energy facility that received support from influential Rhode Island officials is being assembled in an office park on the border of West Warwick and East Greenwich.
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