The head of the World Health Organisation has recently warned about antibiotic resistance caused by prodigal use of drugs on factory farms: “Greater quantities of antibiotics are used in healthy animals […]
Healthcare is becoming more green, slowly, sometimes very slowly, but there are improvements. Some measures are clearly valuable and worthwhile. Others perhaps less so though if it sends a positive […]
I had the misfortune of a hospital appointment yesterday, for a series of tests that too place in a modest sized room equipped with an examination couch and a whole […]
Sadly, many babies are stillborn or die at or shortly after birth. Worldwide, abortion including late abortion is a common therapeutic and/or ‘social’ procedure, the remains of which must be disposed […]
Remains of some victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks in the US were taken to a landfill site, a Pentagon report has found. “Several portions of remains” found at […]
What is the CO2 footprint of your waste management operation? Ir is an important question, for all our sakes, and must be considered by waste producers, operators, planners and regulators alike. […]
The Indian campaigning group Safenviron claims that untreated clinical and related wastes wastes are finding their way to plastic recycling vendors without first being made safe. “Medical needles, saline bottles, […]
Safer needles that are mandated by EU Directive 2010/32/EU really make a difference. Sharps injuries are reduced, though there is now anecdotal evidence that the implementation of a new safety engineered needle […]
Drug wastage across the NHS is a massive and costly problem that has a profound impact on environmental contamination and disposal practice. We have discussed the problem previously on the […]
In what is little more than a bit of advertising flimflam appearing in Wyoming News, the title “One man’s trash is another man’s tumor” reads well and fits perfectly with […]
The International Committee of the Red Cross provides aid to those in need all across the world. This means operating in distant lands, with sometimes minimal resources delivered by road, […]
The illicit disposal of untreated clinical wastes from hospitals and clinics by insecure landfil or direct sale to scavengers and others involved in the recycling and recovery of items for re-use that […]
Much is said about source segregation of waste from clinical areas. A sometimes apoplectic response can be expected when inappropriate general waste items are found in an orange or yellow clinical waste […]
Twice a week, thick black smoke rises from Swakopmund’s MediClinic Cottage incinerator and if the wind is right, residents nearby get whiffs of incinerated medical waste floating into their yards and […]
The beleaguered NHS wastes money with a passion but is nonetheless underfunded and chronically short of resources. Healthcare waste management reflects this, with much waste of material and cash resources […]
After substantial delay, “North Lanarkshire Council’s decision to reject a planning application for a controversial medical waste treatment plant in Shotts could result in the loss of 120 jobs. “Last […]
A new Healthcare Waste Conference will take place on May 2 & 3, 2012 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas. The symposium will be devoted to the management of healthcare wastes and all the […]
It is several years ago that the Clinical Waste Discussion Forum predicted a substantial increase in community-based care with patients managed for an increasing complex range of conditions at local clinics […]
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Waste containing radioactive particles released from the National Cancer Institute, Maharagama (Cancer Hospital) were responsible for cancers among the villagers living in its vicinity, the Western Provincial Council’s Environment Ministry […]
Cutting costs and reducing waste have been a primary focus for healthcare facilities in the years since the recession hit, prompting many to look into implementing pharmacy process improvement. US […]
Medical waste processor SteriHealth has defended the Queensland Waste Reduction and Recycling Regulation 2011, disputing claims by business rival Ace Waste that they contradict the Act and allow for the […]
As the US completes its withdrawal from Iraq and begins to draw down in Afghanistan, the American military, pursuant to what is claimed to be its “pollute and run” policy, is abandoning […]
It is claimed that the Department of Environment (DOE) has wrongly approved a medical waste incinerator site with no buffer zone of 1 km radius at the SME Industrial Estate in Lok Kawi, East Malaysia, some […]
A US$155 million hospital waste water treatment project was kicked off yesterday by the Ministry of Health and financed by the World Bank in Ha Noi, Vietnam. The project aims to […]
“At least 73 people have died after a fire tore through an Indian hospital this morning. “Many of the elderly patients died after they were trapped by smoke as the […]
“The health of thousands of residents at a housing area is at risk from emissions from a bio-hazard waste incinerator plant operating practically at their doorstep. “Each day tonnes of […]
The importance of a robust and effective disposal infrastructure operating adequate regulatory oversight at every stage is exemplified by news from China where over 200 individuals have acqured Hepatitis C […]
“Scripps Health and Sharp Memorial Hospital have settled separate civil lawsuits with the county District Attorney’s Office for improperly disposing medical and hazardous wastes, including human blood and tissue, in […]
In a deliberately hand wringing piece, the Washington Post reports on the acknowledgement of remains from 274 soldiers in landfill! “The Air Force dumped the incinerated partial remains of at […]