Plus Ca Change?
I have been writing in the Clinical Waste Discussion Forum for just a little over 5 years now, and I had a glance at a few old posts over the weekend. […]
waste regulation
Clinical wastes at the heart of the community?
Many nursing homes, small clinics and GP surgeries manage their clinical and other wastes in ways that would, should, cross the line toward prosecution. Those wishing to track back through […]
Protest against clinical waste incinerator near Harthill
“A protest against a planned clinical waste incinerator near Harthill is to take place this weekend. “Residents of Harthill, Eastfield, Greenrigg, Shotts, Breich and Fauldhouse have all raised concerns about […]
Reading to stop domestic clinical/sanitary waste collections?
‘A Labour councillor has “kicked up a stink” over a decision to stop the special collection of unpleasant clinical waste after complaints from the public. ‘Following a decision by one […]
Waste security?
Tiger stripe bags left outside a London branch of Boots the Chemist in the early morning of 21st April were not only still there today, 26th April, a full 4 […]
Helping others to help themselves
The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) has created, for members only, a step-by-step guide to waste disposal (http://www.avma.org/issues/environment/wastedisposal/clinical.asp) including advise on carcasses and animal waste, pharmaceuticals, cbatteries and chemicals, recycl;ables […]
Sharps disposal training
For the very many home sharps users in the UK instruction in safe sharps disposal is limited or non-existent. Indeed, many users are provided with sharps and no method for […]
Model guidelines for home-generated pharmaceutical collection programs in California
Thanks to CalRecycle for updated information on the development of model guidelines for home-generated pharmaceutical collection programs in California. Last updated: Monday, December 21, 2020
“Fears” over proposals for Wakefield clinical waste centre
Plans for the conversion of a building in Normanton into a waste treatment centre dealing with “as much as” 34,000 tonnes of waste a year are receiving a predictably rocky ride […]
Charges to collect discarded sharps
Local Authorities have a statutory obligation to collect discarded sharps and related hazardous waste items from public land. Audit of LA performance standardsidentifies a widely variable standard of operation, with some […]
Environment Agency – WM2 Technical Guidance, April 2011 update
The Environment Agency have updated its technical guidance document WM2 Last updated: Sunday, November 9, 2014
Managing surgical drainage fluids
The disposal of drainage canisters has been a thorny subject for a few years now. On rather shaky and “secret” data, that on eventual review is sufficient to cause concern […]
Manufacturers work to reduce clinical waste
There is much chatter at present, and many glossy advertisements backed up with frothy press releases, to describe the work of a consortium of major medical device manufacturers who promise […]
Medical wastes for sale
The Clinical Waste Discussion Forum has repeatedly commented on the risks associated with and underlying causes of a deadly trade in used items of clinical (medical) waste. Last updated: Wednesday, […]
HTM 07 01 Update published
The Department of Health has published the updated HTM 07-01: Safe Management of Healthcare Waste guidance document. This can be accessed on the ‘Space for Health’ website: Last updated: Tuesday, […]
Malta incinerator problems
The management of clinical wastes in Malta has a long and troubled history. An old and heavily polluting hospital incinerator was used far past its use-by date, in direct contravention of EU […]
Europe’s burning desire for alternatives to medical waste incineration
Mar 28, 2011 03:30 ET Frost & Sullivan: Europe’s Burning Desire for Alternatives to Medical Waste Incineration Last updated: Friday, May 10, 2019
Business Briefing – Healthcare Wate Management
Frost & Sullivan business briefing “Healthcare waste management – A brighter future” Accessible at http://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/25841 Last updated: Sunday, August 4, 2013
Prescribing data to be published
The environmental impact of pharmaceutical waste is rightly a matter of concern, even if some individuals within the Environment Agency are using those concerns as an excuse or tool to […]
Man charged after biohazard found in trash bin
A place for everything, and everything in it’s place! “A 44-year-old man was accused of illegally disposing of medical waste after employees of a Cocoa business found blood and body […]
UAE medical waste charging structure
In what must be the most bizarre fee structure the government-stipulated waste management company Wekaya, operating in the emirate of Sharjar, has announced a new approach to charges for clinical […]
Demanding the impossible
HTM 07-01 recommends extensive segregation of waste and in their turn the Environment Agency expects that it will happen and penalises waste management operators if it doesn’t. That regulatory stance […]
NHS Western Isles campaign to reduce medicine waste
A campaign aimed at reducing an estimated £44 million wasted on medicines across Scotland every year has been launched today by four Local Health Boards in the North of Scotland, […]
Homeopathic ‘medicine’ disposal
GP magazine has used FOI requests to confirm that of two thirds of Primary Care Trusts, 31% were paying for patients to use the highly-diluted homeopathic remedies despite evidence that these have no […]
Waste pre-acceptance criteria
I have been asked for views on clinical waste pre-acceptance criteria, and the various layers of EA guidance – it is only guidance and not law, and if a better […]
Mother Earth fails to protect
A facility that purports to help the environment by recycling could really be hurting it. The US Environmental Protection Agency has a ‘laundry list’ of concerns with the Mother Earth Recycling Center […]
CLSI revises Clinical Laboratory Waste Management Guidelines
The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) recently published a revised document, Clinical Laboratory Waste Management; Approved Guideline – Third Edition (GP05-A3), which was written for use by laboratory managers and […]
Clinical waste bags left in street
Birmingham Mail reports residents concerns about a pile of around 30 clinical waste bags – they say yellow but in the picture they look orange, certainly not Tiger bags – on […]
8 months for pet crematorium scam
“A woman who ran a pet crematorium in Derbyshire has been jailed for eight months for dumping the bodies of her customers’ pets in a field. Last updated: Thursday, October […]
NHS managers ordered to consider environmental impact
It is reported in today’s Guardian that NHS managers have been “ordered” to consider the environmental impact of their decisions. Last updated: Sunday, April 12, 2020