One year after medical waste washed ashore from Rehoboth Beach to Assateague Island, forcing beach closures at the end of summer, investigators still have no updates about where it came from or how it happened.
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DNREC officials lifted the recreational water advisory due to diminishing reports of medical waste on the coast.
In a post to the town's Facebook page, emergency services director Joe Theobald shared that no medical waste was found by the Public Works Department after a post-high tide cleanup Tuesday morning. The town will next work with the health department to conduct water testing.
Hypodermic needles and other medical waste have begun washing ashore across beaches on the Delmar.va Peninsula
Ocean City and Fenwick Island officials are prohibiting ocean swimming after discovering medical waste washed up on coastal beaches Sunday, per the towns' social media pages.
The Berlin Police Department announced Wednesday they are no longer accepting the disposal of prescription drugs.
The Wicomico County Health Department has announced funding for a syringe kiosk in Salisbury aimed to provide a safe and secure method for disposing unwanted or used syringes.