A new study has revealed Australians are wasting food because of unclear date labels and storage advice. About one-third of all food in Australia is either lost or discarded every year.

Beaches in a number of East Coast states were closed off to the public after medical waste including needles washed ashore.

Some beaches in Ocean City, Maryland, have been shut down after medical waste – including syringes and pill bottles – washed ashore.Some beaches were only closed to swimming, while others restricted ...

Medical waste and debris continued to wash up on beaches in Maryland, and officials say they will prohibit swimming as they investigate.

"As of this (Monday) morning, the waste and medical debris on the (Ocean City) beach is considerably less than yesterday.," ...

According to the Maryland State Parks X account, formerly known as Twitter, a lot of medical waste has been seen washing up ...

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5 A better understanding of date labelling on food, such as ‘use by’ and ‘best before,’ could potentially help reduce EU food waste by up to 10%. 10 In a study on date marking on food labels - 40% of ...

BRISTOL, CT (WFSB) - A proposal to burn medical waste at a plant in Bristol is raising concern for some area residents. The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection issued a ...

The department insists that the hospital follows health protocols through a contracted private waste disposal service. The department has clarified that Frere Hospital outsources its medical waste ...

In Canada, food waste constitutes at least 35 percent of ... "There is a fundamental misunderstanding of what 'best before' labels mean; it has more to do with when retailers want to sell their ...