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The Clinical Waste Discussion Forum began life in a very different form way back in the last weeks of 2005, a whole 7 years ago! A more recent re-write of […]

A Crossword of Waste

OK, it’s not The Times crossword, but the January 2013 Clinical Waste Discussion Forum Crossword of Waste is here, to amuse and frustrate. Many of the answers are straightforward, with others […]

Many companies use a contract pricing structure that buries deep within the small print allowance for automatic price increases without discussion of notification. And then there are the more contentious […]

We have, on the Clinical Waste Discussion Forum, campaigned against syringe pens, the child’s toy that masquerades as a blood-filled syringe and needle and which has been responsible for several serious scares, […]

In a bizarre protest, local activists continue to voice their objections at area hospitals over the practice of trucking infectious medical waste through local communities to be treated at a remote […]

It now seems that the Mayan prophecy turned out to be wrong, and the world really didn’t end yesterday. So now that we can all start to relax again and get […]

There is often a desire to try something new, to diversity perhaps, or to extend an existing waste management practise perhaps to develop resource recovery or inclusion of an additional waste […]

Jamaica’s capability to dispose of clinical (medical) waste has been significantly boosted, with the official opening of the National Medical Waste Management Plant on November 29. The facility in downtown […]

Xylene is a widely used chemical found in many laboratories including hospital labs. Though generally used in only small volume it can find its way into the clinical waste stream and […]

BBC 4 excels tonight with episode 1 (of 2) of The Secret Life of Rubbish. With tales from old binmen and film archive that has never been broadcast before, this two-part […]

  Recognise this? Yes? It’s a sack of clinical waste (medical waste) after autoclave sterilisation. But is it art? Well, yes it is. San Antonio artist Sarah Sudhoff continues her exploration […]

It is not uncommon for residents and businesses, and others, to oppose planning applications for clinical waste facilities. A lack of understanding, perhaps combined with an inherent fear of blood […]

A man convicted of reckless endangerment after a needle he used for injecting drugs pricked a Lower Allen Township police officer’s finger wants a lighter sentence. His lawyer asked Cumberland County Judge […]

An interesting magnetic needle retriever developed by Advanced Medical Innovations. Though intended to pick dropped needles and scalpel blades from the floor of the operating theatre, I wonder is a […]

The consultation on the HSE review of impending sharps safety regulation following EU Council Directive 2010/32/EU is now closed. Currently, IOSH is trumpeting its own submission that proposes, as Blenkharn […]

Basildon Hospital Trust have failed miserably to separate clinical from domestic-type refuse resulting in what is apparently widespread contamination of a Veolia site. Now, hospital porters who volunteered for the […]

A better waste sack?

Many companies seek to produce a better waste sack. It is a worthy goal, but one hampered by cost of development and the reality that a sack costing even 1p more […]