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Numerous news outlets reported that hypodermic needles and other medical waste washed up on the shoreline of Venice Beach, California on the morning of Sunday November 10th, 2019. Lifeguards alerted authorities to the presence of this potentially infectious material just before noon. The beach south of the Venice Beach pier was closed and a cleanup effort was begun. The beach was reopened later that afternoon but LA County lifeguards continued to monitor the beach area and surrounding water for any other dangerous items.
Authorities stated that they were investigating to determine where the medical waste came from and how it ended up on a public beach.
This is not the first incident of hazardous medical waste turning up on a California beach. As recently as, 2015 Dockweiler State Beach was closed due to a sewage spill and release of medical waste from the Hyperion Treatment Plant.
Red Bag Solutions Inc. has offered its technology and services to many organizations in the healthcare industry. For over 20 years it has worked with hospitals, biopharmaceutical companies, diagnostic laboratories, universities, research facilities and governmental agencies focused on providing cost effective and environmentally responsible methods for managing biohazardous waste. Red Bag Solutions technology provides a facility with sustainable alternatives for disposing of waste in a landfill and promotes recycling, repurposing or providing the post processed material to waste to energy generators."
Links to news reports:
Venice-Mar Vista, CA Patch - https://patch.com/california/venice/tide-medical-waste-venice-beach-remains-mystery
KABC News KABC Channel 7 Los Angeles - https://abc7.com/needles-medical-waste-wash-up-at-venice-beach/5688531/
US News & World Report - https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/california/articles/2019-11-11/medical-waste-found-on-las-venice-beach
Daily Breeze El Segundo, CA - https://www.dailybreeze.com/2015/10/08/hyperion-treatment-plant-officials-queried-over-medical-waste-spill-along-south-bay-beaches/
