Following the June/July 2019 Environment Agency questionnaire concerning measures for permitted facilities that take healthcare waste, measures that might be, and in some cases are entirely appropriate, and several that […]
Hospital wastewater reveals a substantial pool of antibiotic resistance, as both antibiotic use and average patient length of stay were linked to greater abundance of antibiotic resistant genes detected in […]
ENDS reports a new entrant to the clinical waste disposal market has claimed there is a lack of incineration capacity, a concern that was first highlighted last year when a specialist […]
Cash-strapped NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (GGC) is spending ever-increasing amounts of money on disposing of hazardous clinical waste, while a disposal firm awaits planning permission for a new incineration […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 with excellent management and team leadership skills required by a Global Company based in Larkfield, Aylesford, Kent. SALARY: up to £37,000 + Benefits ** Excellent […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 Basic Salary: £28000.00 – £30000 per annum + £10k+ uncapped bonus Location: UK, Humberside, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire Job type: Permanent Contact: […]
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 […]