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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Solid Waste Magazine reports: “The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized clean air standards for major and area source boilers and Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration (CISWI). […]
Plastics recovery and recycling from clinical wastes has been a thorny matter, with Environment Agency pedants saying No without a thought to the material, environmental and economic value of resource […]
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 […]
Safety engineered needles – do the help? It’s a straightforward question and the answer will, for most people, be an unequivocal yes. Of course, we *hope* that the answer is […]
Worm farms are popular, green, low in cost and maintenance, even trendy, but are they suitable for treating for clinical wastes? Is this a step too far? Not according to […]
Not really much difference, at least at face value but in daily use LLDPE are probably more resilient and have the additional benefit of thinner wall thickness. This has great advantage, in shipping and […]
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 […]
In these straitened times, it is becoming increasing common for hospitals to reduce the number of active wards, while elsewhere entire hospitals are being shut down as a cost-saving measure or, less […]
A Brunswick, Maine, hospital is reported to be successfully recycling operating room waste into park benches. Mid Coast Hospital has launched a new recycling program that turns plastic waste from its […]
Sharps safety gloves, and the ballistic panels in trousers, are crucially important in so many ways. Used by the Police, prison and security services and, of course, by all of those […]
In a surprisingly practical note to the The European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy: Science and Practice (EJHP) a UK pharmacist discusses the many situations occurring outside the immediate clinical environment where […]
A great many companies and organisations are presently joining the needlestick prevention bandwagon. Most are echoing information that has been presented previously, often as their own, and fail to take matters any […]
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 […]
It is an imperative that every possible step is made to reduce antibiotic resistance though in reality the genie is out of the bottle and, as resistance rates are already high and […]
It has become apparent that the waste sector injury rate is actually higher than reported because of a data error by HSE; accident rates for 2011/12 were actually UP rather […]
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 […]
Hematology/Oncology Associates PC, a medical service provider in Newton, has been cited by the US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration for an alleged willful and an alleged serious […]
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 […]