Clinical waste incinerator may be built in Kilmarnock
Waste Energy Partners want to launch the service in the Moorfield Industrial Park, near Braehead Foods, if an application gets the green light from East Ayrshire Council. he firm aims […]
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Drug-resistant bacteria isolated from UK wastewater treatment facilities
Researchers have isolated pathogenic, drug-resistant bacteria from wastewater treatment facilities in the UK. Drug-resistant bacteria are increasingly a public health concern as they can lead to serious illness or death, […]
Trusts paying triple the cost following NHS clinical waste scandal
Almost 20 NHS trusts are paying three times as much for clinical waste services after the trusts cancelled their previous contracts with the waste disposal company at the centre of […]
Clinical waste incineration capacity row deepens
The war of words between the Environment Agency (EA) and contractor Healthcare Environmental Services (HES) has worsened after the company released a cache of emails and minutes of a meeting […]
Pharmaceutical drugs in York’s rivers
Scientists have found 29 different types of pharmaceutical drugs in York’s two rivers. Samples from the Foss and the Ouse contained a range of drugs – including antidepressants and antibiotics. The […]
Pilfering from clinical wastes
A US nurse admitted in court pilfering from clinical wastes to obtain drugs apparently ‘to aid in suicide attempts at her home’, but denied using those drugs and/or the syringes […]
Recycled hospital waste to helpt ‘desperate’ children in Africa
Pharmaceutical firm Adcock Ingram Critical Care has joined forces with a group of local hospitals and waste management businesses to recycle medical waste in the Johannesburg area of South Africa. […]
Tradebe acquires Labwaste
Global environmental services provider Tradebe has completed its acquisition of Labwaste, which specialises in collecting and disposing of hazardous waste, it was announced (4 Jan 2018). Based in Hinckley in […]
Clinical waste management in the NHS
The NHS’s sprawling network creates a diverse and complex set of waste streams. How do hospitals manage their waste and what developments are helping fight the constant budgetary battle? The […]
Tackling pollution from pharmaceutical factories
Call for urgent action to tackle environmental pollution at pharmaceutical factories supplying the UK NHS. Together with Changing Markets Foundation, Health Action International (HAI), Health Care Without Harm Europe and the Alliance […]
what’s happening to all of the ‘vet meds’?
A record number of farmers – 525 in total – travelled to Listowel, Co. Kerry, with their hazardous waste last Saturday (November 4). Speaking to AgriLand, the EPA’s Shane Colgan stated […]
Busted for reselling waste from Chinese hospitals
In April, police found blood-stained needles and infusion bags littering the grounds of an unlicensed recycling workshop in Yangliu village, Hunan province, China. At least some of the 140 tons of […]
Clinical Waste Depot Plant Manager, Kent
Clinical Waste Depot Plant Manager with excellent management and team leadership skills required by a Global Company based in Larkfield, Aylesford, Kent. SALARY: up to £37,000 + Benefits ** Excellent […]
Research papers 2016
Continuing the policy of listing those research papers and other published works that we have found to be of relevance and particular interest, we have now compiled the list of […]
Dumped pills are not the main source of drugs in sewage
The next time you pick up a prescription, you might notice a message on the label exhorting you not to flush leftover pills down the toilet. This advice reflects the […]
Drug Disposal System-Pill Crusher
The Drug Disposal System-Pill Crusher is a specially designed device to feed pills (medications) into, and they are crushed automatically. It is operated by a sensor and a permanent lock […]
Business Development Manager, Clinical Waste
Coventry-based Business Development Manager (Clinical Wastes) sought Salary: £40000 per annum + Company Package Closes: 09 Nov 2016 Ref: BBBH160296 Location: Coventry Market Leading Medical Manufacturer NHS Sales Experience Required […]
Veolia worker jailed for £250,000 theft
A forklift truck driver stole £250,000 of out-of-date medical supplies from the waste facility where they were to be destroyed so they could be sold on the black market. Grzegorz […]
Reducing pharma waste in the community
A NEW campaign aimed at saving the NHS in south west Essex millions of pounds has recently been launched. The WASTE NOT, WANT NOT – MEDICINES WASTE campaign will tackle […]
Harringay/Veolia Clinical Waste Collection
Harringay Online carries the following plea from a resident trying hard to dispose of a small sharps bin, and trapped in a cycle of communication failure and inertia between the […]
Depot General Manager – Clinical Waste
A waste management & recycling company require a forward thinking Depot General Manager to cover operations at across a busy facility. The client is a leading name is clinical waste […]
St Helens, Haydock waste transfer station given go-ahead
Plans for a waste transfer station in Haydock, St Helens, are given the go-ahead despite resident protests. Proposals to transform an industrial warehouse into a waste transfer station have been approved by the council’s planning […]
Size matters
The pharmaceutical industry needs to rethink its approach to packaging cancer drugs into a one-size vial to avoid drug wastage and save over $1.7 billion (bn) in 2016, a new […]
Waste management firm goes green, creates 50 jobs
Herald Scotland reports that a Lanarkshire clinical waste management company has created 50 new jobs following a £10m investment in energy efficiency and recycling. Healthcare Environmental Group, the largest independent […]
Business Development Executive – Clinical Waste
Business Development Executive – Clinical Waste Basic Salary: £28000.00 – £30000 per annum + £10k+ uncapped bonus Location: UK, Humberside, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire Job type: Permanent Contact: […]
Territory Manager – Clinical Waste (Northern England)
The Opportunity: The market leader for Clinical Waste Management in the UK. Join this non-corporate company and enjoy huge scope / prospects for development. Your consultative approach to medical sales will […]
Transforming medical waste into plastic lumber
Somerville, MA-based Triumvirate Environmental is turning medical and pharmaceutical waste into plastic lumber called “BestPlus.” According to Plastics News, the hazardous and medical waste management company acquired two companies in 2014: Medical Waste […]
CIWM Management of Healthcare Wastes meeting
The London & Southern Counties Centre is pleased to give notice of an Open Meeting to be held in association with the National Health Service in the lecture theatre at […]
Excessive GP prescribing
Excess GP prescribing is almost certainly responsible for massive wastage of NHS funds, increasing antibiotic resistance, and the vast quantities of unwanted pharmaceuticals stored at home, eventually to find their […]
Trainee Sales Rep – Clinical Waste
Trainee Sales Rep – Clinical Knowl Hill, Berkshire (office/field based, covering Knowl Hill, Reading and the surrounding area) £Competitive Plus Company Car Are you target-focused, driven and highly motivated? Looking […]