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 its users. It is non-commercial, fully independent, and free for all users. We are pleased to say that the Forum has now been reviewed and accredited by the Health On the Net Foundation, as providing accurate and authoritative information in a fully transparent system. We have delighted to report our recent re-accreditation by the Health on the Net Foundation, for the year beginning June 2007.

Over these6 years, we have provided information of a remarkably wide range of topics within the broad umbrella of Clinical Waste. The Forum is open to anyone interested in, involved with, or affected by the management of clinical wastes or other healthcare wastes, from their generation to final disposal.  No prior registration is required.  We hope to provide a unique interface between producers of clinical wastes, scientific, nursing and other special interest groups, equipment manufacturers, waste management companies, representatives of government and government agencies, and all others with an interest in this field. The Clinical Waste Discussion Forum is an open book.

It’s almost all serious stuff but now and again there are items which have a lighter tone, to raise a slight smile or occasionally to bring upon us a deep belly laugh. And of course we have created one or two coffee time teasers, word searches and crosswords, with more to come in the future.

To bring together the lighter side of the Clinical Waste Discussion Forum, we have decided to create another category, with exactly that name, with which to categorise the less serious posts and to help newer visitors find items that have appeared in the past and which may be slightly difficult to locate even using the site search system. This will bring together also those qualifying posts from the Archive files that regrettably do not normally get picked up by the search system.

It will take time, so bear with us; it is a work in progress. But do come back often, and take a look at the lighter side of the Clinical Waste Discussion Forum.

Regrettably, as of Q3 2022, the Health On the Net Foundation has ceased operation. Nonetheless, we have operated in line with its standards and principles for over 15 years and will continue to do so