What we do is once they bag up the soiled linen whenever they flip a room, for example, they’ll put it in the soiled linen and send it back to us in delivery carts,” Tomlin said. “We open up ...

With no clear labels or compartments in the trolley, soiled linen could get mixed with clean ones, increasing the risks of bacteria growth and infections caught from hospital or nursing home stays.

Angelica Textile Services employs approximately 430 workers in the laundry industry. According to MassCOSH, laundry work may entail dangerous tasks that can include handling soiled laundry that ...