Colour coding of clinical wastes from domicillary care
The selection of colour coding for clinical waste containers, dictated by the notional properties of those wastes and in particular the risk of infection – yellow or orange – is rather […]
The selection of colour coding for clinical waste containers, dictated by the notional properties of those wastes and in particular the risk of infection – yellow or orange – is rather […]
One of the UK’s leading integrated waste management companies is looking to recruit an experienced Health & Safety Manager. The company have developed innovative and sustainable waste management solutions and […]
A recent announcement from HSE records nine deaths involving the UK waste and recycling industry since June 15, 2012. That is an appalling statistic, and HSE are sending “warnings” to the […]
People in the United States took more prescription drugs than ever last year, with the number of prescriptions increasing from 3.99 billion (with a cost of $308.6 billion) in 2010 to […]
Interesting and well-balanced piece in Waste Management World about the production of dioxins during the incineration of clinical wastes. Claiming support from statements made by the World Health Organisation, the piece is actually […]
Many employers in the waste sector, and many Local Authorities, provide some key rules or action points for use in the event of a sharps (needlestick) injury. Repeatedly, the need to allow […]
We have an enquiry, by email, from an NHS Clinical Waste Discussion Group visitor: Does anyone know of any NHS or other medical facilities who are using the SteriMed/SteriMed […]
Tissue waste disposal – or non-disposal – is becoming something of a theme. First, it’s the US military tissue retention ‘scandal’, then the illegal DIY retention of organs by a US doctor. […]
“As Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), the capital city’s premier government hospital, completes inquiry into the recent theft of scores of discarded blood bags on its premises, heads are […]
In the UK, regulation of tissue waste retention, storage and disposal is very tightly controlled under the Human Tissue Act 2004. Elsewhere, regulation is not so tight but with a […]
With few, if any environmentally-friendly, low-cost options for safe disposal of infectious wastes that might be used in resource-poor regions, there has for many years been a need for technical […]
The recent trend – is is a craze? – for tanning salons that results in young women, and many others who are old enough to know better, turning into something the […]
We have many times reported on the theft of sharps bins for the drug waste that they contain, and on cases where healthcare staff and waste handlers had targeted these […]
Daniels International are now evaluating their Clinismart system in the UK and elsewhere. Surrounded by the full range of ‘in your face’ advertising that has been a feature of Daniels Sharpsmart […]
Over the years, I have seen sharps bins used for a variety of purposes, for collecting sharps and related wastes but also as an impromptu flower vase both on a […]
In his excellent publication Hospital Waste, volume 14/3, Alan B Jones writes from the US perspective of the disposal of the various wrappers, vials & containers that had previously contained […]
This Word Search of Waste first appeared in Volume 10 of the Clinical Waste Discussion Forum Newsletter. Answers, and so much more, can be found in the Newsletter archive. […]
This Word Search of Waste first appeared in Volume 8 of the Clinical Waste Discussion Forum Newsletter. Answers, and so much more, can be found in the Newsletter archive. Last updated: […]
This Word Search of Waste first appeared in Volume 7 of the Clinical Waste Discussion Forum Newsletter. Answers, and so much more, can be found in the Newsletter archive. […]
“Medical waste is not recyclable” This is the banner headline in a news report concerning, yet again, the persistent problem of sharps turning up in household recyclables. The statement is […]
Believe it or not, the Clinical Waste Discussion Forum has been on the go now for more than 16 full years! The Clinical Waste Discussion Forum exists for the benefit of […]
There has, for some considerable time, been considerable interest in the re-processing for re-use of single-use medical equipment and devices. If reprocessing is undertaken with sufficient care to provide a safe and effective […]
Representatives of the pressure group Health Care Without Harm have set themselves against pyrolysis for clinical (medical) wastes, and probably for anything else too. Environment and health advocates – their own […]
GreenBiz.com is questioning the suitability of new US laws that will require pharmaceutical manufacturers to make a financial contribution to disposal of their products. “Officials in Alameda County, California are breaking new […]
“A young woman stole a sharps box from Hackettstown Regional Medical Center and removed needles and medications from it, police said. “On Aug 24 at about 4:53 am police were […]
It is reported that a nurse accidentally disposed of a kidney from a living donor! The University of Toledo Medical Center suspended the program after the botched transplant earlier this […]
All corners of the healthcare sector should be ready for the introduction of safety sharps, as mandated under Council Directive 2010/32/EU. Indeed, we might hope that as many as possible, if not all, […]
Last updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Blood splashes and smears are common on the external surfaces of sharps bins. Occurring mostly when sharps attached to a short length of plastic tubing, or an entire infusion set […]
The Bac Kan-based Hoa Tu Long Industry Company officially put the medical waste incinerator (YT30) into operation. This is the first high-tech incinerator made in Vietnam. The incinerator has the capacity of […]