Three hospitals run by Santa Clara County illegally dumped hazardous waste, including human tissue and fentanyl, over the last year, the local district attorney said.
Santa Clara county hospitals have illegally dumped tons of biohazardous waste, including prescription drugs, human tissue and vials containing blood, county prosecutors said. One photo appeared to show a discarded umbilical cord or part of a human organ, among piles of trash with soiled towels, used syringes, unemptied prescription vials and over-the-counter drugs, including fentanyl, and medical equipment, officials said in a news release Thursday.
At least 1,000 tons of contaminated trash were disposed of by the hospitals over the last year, he estimated. 'Based on the pattern of violations found during the eight waste inspections, it is estimated that tens of thousands of items of medical and hazardous waste were illegally disposed of in the trash by the three County hospitals in the last year,' the district attorney's office said.
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