They’ve stuffed up: How the hospital lost my mum’s arm
On occasions, people want to keep their gallstones as a memento of their operation, and there is the ongoing issue of disposal of foetal remains and the question of a […]
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Tissue waste disposal, Russian style?
Two fisherman have made a grisly discovery on an island in the Amur River, near Khabarovsk in the far east of Russia, when they stumbled upon a severed hand. Police […]
Resomation, possibly?
A council has plans to allow people to dispose of loved ones’ bodies through water cremation, a new and environmentally friendly way to get rid of human remains. The process […]
Dogs feast on abandoned stillborn at Indian hospital
Stray dogs feasted on a stillborn in the Jeypore sub divisional Odisha hospital on Monday. A woman had delivered the stillborn baby and her relatives left it outside the labour […]
Mystery over fresh ‘human’ heart found by police in Ohio field
Police have been left mystified after a fresh heart, believed to be human, was found in a field. Police say no one has come forward to claim the organ! Officers […]
Australian waste disposal firm dumps amputees’ legs in tip
An Australian bulldozer driver’s grisly discovery has led to a health authorities and waste management services being slammed with $17,000 in fines, after he found two severed legs dumped in […]
Another foot in the park
Avon and Somerset Police are appealing for information after another human foot, the third in weeks, has been found in a park in Bath. Assumed to be not suspicious, in […]
Dogs eat a human leg dug up from tomb
A family were left horrified after going to visit the grave of a loved one in an Argentinian cemetery only to find dogs digging up human bones from tombs. The […]
Severed foot is found in a park by a dog walker
Police investigating after a severed FOOT is found in a park by a dog walker, though its the dog who should probably get the credit. A severed human foot has […]
Amputated legs on NSW tip
Two human legs that were removed during a surgery have been found in a waste dump near Newcastle in New South Wales, police have confirmed. A man working at a […]
What can you do with an amputated limb?
BBC News has a piece today, reporting the case of a man who wanted to donate his amputated leg then chose to hold a guess-the-weight competition last month after his […]
Leg it!
Tissue waste disposal will generally necessitate high temperature incineration, or perhaps Resomation. Highly regulated more for aesthetic reasons than for concerns regarding infection – though even the most amorphous blob of […]
Yet another new kid on the block
A new compact energy solution has been launched that will enable hospitals to turn contaminated syringes and other medical devices into heat. DPS Global has unveiled its ST Series, which […]
Disposal of stillborn ‘child’ as clinical waste – European Court judgement
It has been in the news a lot recently, and we have discussed this previously on the Clinical Waste Discussion Forum – to ponder upon when a blob of tissue […]
Mother’s anguish after miscarriage ‘waste disposal’
A mother has spoken of her anguish after learning her baby daughter’s body was incinerated with clinical waste at a Shropshire hospital in the 1990s. The woman said she was […]
Tissue waste disposal – a new option?
Tissue waste disposal is a perennial problem. Incineration is the obvious though not only solution, but it is the problem of prior packaging, segregation and waste handling that creates some, […]
Ukrainian clinical waste crime
An astonishingly gruesome crime has been reported concerning the illegal disposal of hospital and clinical wastes from Ukrainian hospitals. A Ukrainian gang that took clinical (medical) waste that included body […]
What price the disposal of foetal remains?
There has been much anguish in recent months, and then not for the first time, concerning the disposal of foetal remains as clinical wastes. In Croatia however, matters have moved […]
Meals on Wheels cover for human placenta smugglers
A courier delivery van disguised as a meals on wheels vehicle has been exposed as cover for Chinese traditional medicine peddlers, who used it to collect human placentas from hospitals […]
Pressure mounts on Stericycle
An Oregon waste-to-energy facility has cuts ties with “aborted-baby hauler” Stericycle. The US waste-to-energy facility has been forced by the county in which it operates to cut ties with a Canadian provider […]
Sales Consultant – Clinical Waste
Sales Consultant – Clinical Waste An established name in the Clinical Waste market are looking to grow their business in the forthcoming years, they have a settled team that manage […]
Incineration of foetal remains
Addenbrooke’s and all other NHS England hospitals have been instructed not to incinerate aborted foetuses as waste. Sir Bruce Keogh, NHS England medical director has written to all trusts, including Cambridge […]
Disposal of aborted foetuses
The news services have picked up a story to be aired in Channel 4 based on the claims of a mother who lost her pregnancy between 6 and 13 weeks. […]
Tissue waste disposal, Gangnam style
A plastic surgery clinic in Seoul’s chic Gangnam district has been fined for displaying a decorative tower made of bone removed from patients’ chins, it appears. The clinic posted a […]
Placenta disposal
The Clinical Waste Discussion Forum has considered placenta disposal on previous occasions. Now another opportunity has been offered, to turn your placenta into a designer photo frame. The mind boggles! […]
Ireland hospital found in breach of hygiene standards
Perhaps not surprisingly, another Ireland hospital has been found in breach of hygiene standards, and clinical waste mismanagement features in the list of failures. Presently, Ireland is in the middle […]
Clinical waste disposal, Russian style
We cannot forget the many failings in satisfactory clinical waste management reported on the Clinical Waste Discussion Forum with reports from the UK, from north and south America, Europe and Asia, the […]
Georgia hospital accused to tossing stillborn into clinical waste
A lawsuit has been filed against the WellStar Kennestone Hospital in Georgia who stand accused of tossing a stillborn baby into the clinical waste. http://acworth.patch.com/groups/politics-and-elections/p/lawsuit-wellstar-kennestone-hospital-tossed-stillborn-baby_db54be44 With accusation and counter accusation, the circumstances […]
Body fluids leaking from waste bags
Nearly one in three bags containing human body parts taken during healthcare procedures have leaked on their way to disposal, a study at the Auckland City Hospital suggests. Auckland District […]
Chinese clinical waste?
It seems that clinical wastes turn up in all sorts of places. Sharps are a particular problem when they arise, but tissue wastes are perhaps less common, except perhaps after […]