The furious lobby against those clinical waste disposal contractors providing disposal services to licensed US abortion clinics continues unabated. Now, the Stop Stericycle campaign looks set to spill over into […]
“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 […]
Concerns have been reported of hygiene worries about the Royal Free Hospital after cockroach, rat and feral pigeon sightings. We should not be particularly surprised as these problems are really not uncommon within hospitals, either […]
The Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council (HPRC) has finalized an agreement with Stanford University Medical Center to begin a six-month pilot study to develop a better understanding of plastic waste characterization within healthcare facilities. […]
News today of a Manchester fireman has been handed a £5,000 payout after injuring himself putting on gloves at work! Bosses at Greater Manchester Fire Service (GMFS) accepted the glove […]
The season for flu vaccine is not far away and in the UK alone millions of vaccine doses will be administered, almost every one from a single-use pre-filled syringe. In […]
Perhaps surprisingly, GPs have for years received cash supplements for the disposal of trade waste as part of their contracts with PCTs. Their enjoyment of this welcome uplift in funding, which […]
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published guidance on the safe use of industrial autoclaves, which can be used to treat waste. The guidance ‘Safety requirements for autoclaves’, addresses […]
Last updated: Thursday, August 9, 2012
You may have heard news bulletins today of the retention of tissues from wounded and dead UK soldiers. No doubt someone had read of the US cases, and decided to […]
Attacks with a hypodermic needle continue to occur though are fortunately infrequent. The latest recorded attack, on an unfortunate lady who innocently answered her front door to be stuck in the neck […]
By analyzing wastewaters for a range of urinary biomarkers, it is possible to reliably detect drug abuse patterns in cities. The findings of a comparative study of illegal drug consumption in […]
A few minutes away from the main Peshawar hospitals, children rummage through trash, collecting used syringes, sharp blades and blood bags. These children are gathering medical waste from garbage dumps […]
An independent waste management services provider are looking to recruit an experienced HSE Co-ordinator based at their site in Chorley, Lancashire http://www.environmental-expert.com/jobs/health-safety-and-environmental-co-ordinator-63692 Good luck Last […]
Police have launched an investigation after a horrified dog walker found a placenta and medical equipment in woodland. The grisly discovery was made as the woman walked her dog in South […]
The most recent national estimates suggest that around 216,000 individuals are chronically infected with hepatitis C (HCV) in the UK. A proportion of these, especially those on the farthest periphery of society […]
HOSPITALS have been banned from disposing of aborted and miscarried babies by burning them as clinical waste. The Scottish Government have issued guidelines to health boards stating the practice is […]
Two binmen from West Sussex are facing a risk of infection and months of blood tests after being accidentally pricked by hypodermic needles. The needles had been left incorrectly in […]
In an horrific twist on the now all-too-common tale of sharps injury to a member of the public coming into contact with a discarded needle, usually discarded drug litter, a Bournemouth […]
We have many times reported on the Clinical Waste Discussion Forum on the illegal deposit of clinical wastes, which turn up in a wide diversity of locations. Latest among these […]