From: Ian blenkharn@ianblenkharn.com
Category: News & information
Date: 29 Nov 2009
Time: 16:12:47 +0100
Remote Name: 81.154.185.129
"Tons of highly infectious raw medical waste, including bloody swabs and body parts collected from South Africa's biggest state and private hospitals, have been unearthed in the back yard of a brick factory. The horrific 300-ton stash of filthy bandages, used needles, vials and discarded pills found buried in the Free State town of Welkom is the Green Scorpions' biggest medical waste discovery to date.
"The dumping breaks waste management laws and poses serious public health risks, including ground water and borehole contamination and the spread of diseases such as hepatitis and HIV. Now the country's second-largest waste management company, Wasteman, which boasts multimillion-rand contracts with more than 150 hospitals and clinics, is being probed.
see http://www.timeslive.co.za/news/africa/article212394.ece for more details including photos and a video news report