A little bit of knowledge….
A little bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing. And so it is when the public are fobbed off with headline statements regarding safety that address only one small part […]
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US elementary school student pricks 14 others with needle
A San Francisco Bay Area school district advised the families of 14 elementary school students to take their children to doctors after another student pricked them with a needle, a […]
Patients’ medical details dumped in bin near Tunbridge Wells
Patients’ medical details have been found dumped in a bin near Tunbridge Wells. The confidential information of patients, along with medical waste was found scattered across a road and in […]
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 […]
You took WHAT with you to Court?
It seems strange to think what people might take with them when they appear in Court. Nothing incriminating would seem to be a good choice, but perhaps not so in […]
Expecting a delivery today?
Though the Clinical Waste Discussion Forum and Blenkharn Environmental have long-supported postal delivery of small volumes of sharps waste from home users, diabetics and others, to ease the process of […]
Poetic justice?
Though it would be unthinkable to wish a sharps or needlestick injury on anyone, there is just a hint of poetic justice in the report from the Exeter Express and […]
Child has needlestick on local bus
A single mum whose daughter pricked her finger on a blood-stained needle discarded on a bus has spoken of the two month ordeal her family endured before finally getting the […]
Rising number of young men in London injecting steroids
The number of young men in London injecting steroids is rising on a “regular basis” a drugs charity has warned. South Westminster Drug and Alcohol Service said an increasing number […]
Ebola Waste Task force Calls For Assistance
An Ebola waste task force has been created by WasteAid International and Disaster Waste Recovery to help meet West Africa’s waste disposal needs in the midst of the Ebola crisis. […]
CQC brand Cerne Abbas Care Home ‘inadequate’ – waste carts unlocked
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has branded Cerne Abbas Care Home in Dorset as inadequate in all areas in a report published 2 December 2014. The watchdog visited the facility in […]
Electron-beam technology for Ebola waste?
Dr Suresh D Pillai doesn’t want to sensationalize the use of electron beam technology by solely talking about using it to sanitize Ebola virus contaminated equipment and wastewater. However, he […]
Ebola waste: isn’t incineration enough?
Ebola waste is a huge problem, but fortunately the heat resistance of Ebola virus is not particularly great. Autoclave treatment would suffice, and of course incineration. Added to this is […]
New designs for hospital waste bins
At best, hospitals are rather soulless places. With stark design, neutral – or is that bland? – colour schemes, and limited furnishings further justified now to aid infection prevention, even […]
Managing needle disposal safely
It is, to many of us, quite straightforward. Use a sharps bin and ensure that this is securely located away from curious little hands, in a place from where it […]
Increasing use of sharps containers in India
Using sharps containers to dispose sharp waste is emerging as a standard practice in various healthcare institutions. These containers are used for disposing off the sharp wastes, like needles etc […]
Watch where you step in Dundee
Going to Dundee? Then do be careful are watch where you tread. Newspaper reports raising concern after 180 discarded needles found in Dundee paint a gloomy picture of what is, […]
Accidental death from ‘Mummy’s sweets’
A 16 month old toddler has died after overdosing on iron tablets he thought were ‘Mummy’s sweets’ after his sister climbed onto the bathroom sink to reach them. When children are […]
Clinical waste bag ties
We at the Clinical Waste Discussion Forum and at Blenkharn Environmental have always promoted the use of cable ties to fasten clinical and other healthcare waste sacks. Toothed or serrated […]
Distraught child finds needles on seat of Melbourne tram
A young girl was reportedly “distraught” after finding syringes on her seat on a Melbourne tram seat, according to a witness. The needles were concealed on her seat, according to […]
US Hospital pays $10,000 fine in hazardous waste case
“St. Elizabeth Hospital in Belleville, Illinois is to pay a $10,000 state fine for allegedly failing to properly store hazardous waste and for other violations. “The fine stems from an inspection of […]
Is that sharps bin in a safe place?
Sharps bins contain dangerous items, as those suffering the shock and trauma, and possibly the consequences of a sharps injury will attest. But sometimes, we manage to make it worse, placing […]
Child stuck by needle at playground
A mother makes a shocking discovery in the playground at Burger King on Buena Vista Road in Columbus, Georgia. She said her son was stuck with a needle at the end of […]
Detroit warehouse fire engulfs clinical wastes
A burning Detroit warehouse filled with medical (clinical) waste has been linked to medical problems in those living nearby. With dramatic footage of the fire, reports that the warehouse held […]
Drug litter – ‘activists’ fight back
Discarded needles and other drug use and injection paraphernalia is a widespread problem, of immediate safety and wider public concern. Approaches to management of this problem includes the obvious, that […]
Kirklees Council 0/10 for clinical waste services
A Batley pensioner is struggling to have her used diabetic needles collected. Describing her ‘nightmare’ to the local press with fears about the accumulation of sharps boxes in her home [presumably, […]
Accusations of healthcare waste dumping on old Braintree hospital site
Accusations have been raised of healthcare waste dumping on old Braintree hospital site. “According to a nearby resident (how does he know?), dumped healthcare wastes are still buried on a […]
Sanctions and penalties for unsafe sharps disposal
There have been mutterings recently from the Scottish Parliament of sanctions to be held against healthcare professionals – doctors were singled out but this presumably embraces all – who fail on […]
Braintree mum’s disgust over needle find in park
A Braintree mum is disgusted after finding a discarded needle in a county park. She was taking a walk around the lakes at Great Notley Country Park, popular with young families, […]
Police error returns heroin needle to family
“An Ammanford couple have been left furious after they discovered a used, dirty needle containing what appeared to be a solution of heroin in a bag handed to them by Dyfed-Powys Police. […]