The Health Waste Institute (HWI) disclosed that Selin Hoboy, vice president of legislative and regulatory affairs at Stericycle, Inc. has been elected as the new chair while Rudy Vingris, the healthcare business development manager for Waste Management will remain as vice chair. Hobo will begin her one-year term on January 1, 2018.
Hoboy is responsible for managing legislative and regulatory affairs. She has worked in the environmental health and safety industry for over 20 years, and at Stericycle for over 17 years. Selin has supported the waste industry as an active member of the Healthcare Waste Institute.
Vingris has been involved extensively in hazardous waste management for over 25 years. At Waste Management, Vingris manages the Pharmaceutical & Hazardous Waste Management Program that provides services to healthcare customers that manages and disposes of all pharmaceutical and chemical wastes.
The Healthcare Institute is an industry group within the National Waste & Recycling Association. Their mission is to facilitate responsible healthcare waste management.
Published in the December 2017 Edition of American Recycler News