Sharps by post
The Clinical Waste Discussion Forum has discussed on many occasions the disposal of sharps using a postal return service (see Archive files).
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Disposal of veterinary sharps
The disposal of veterinary sharps is a complex but somewhat overlooked matter. Sharps generated by veterinary staff are rather straightforward and all vets should have access to sharps boxes and […]
Work-related sharps injury
There are several legal and paralegal firms in the UK now getting wise to the high rate of sharps injury to healthcare professionals and others. They offer low-cost or no-win […]
Is this waste safe?
Bold statements from Honolulu that medical waste washed out of a defective coastal landfill site to contaminate the ocean, now washing up on shore, presents no risk of infection.
Plastics recovered from clinical wastes
Hard plastics and non-woven polypropylene comprise anything up to 30% by weight of most UK clinical wastes. Much of that might be recovered for re-use, generally as low value mixed […]
Sharps injuries in the recycling industries
We tend to thing of sharps injury as a hazard largely particular to healthcare professionals and the clinical waste sector but there are ongoing problems in the recycling industries and […]
Charges over discarded needle
We have previously reported in the Clinical Waste Discussion Forum the case of a woman charged for throwing away a used hypodermic needle at a fast-food restaurant in Wollongong, New South Wales, which […]
Disposal by post
The Clinical Waste Discussion Forum has published previous posts – these can be found in the Forum Archives – discussing the benefits of disposal by post.
Needle risk hidden in snow, sand, grass
As we in the UK continue to suffer with bad weather, it is reported that a man from Manly, Australia, will have to wait six months to learn if he has contracted […]
New sharps disposal law in Minnesota
In a perhaps bizarre legal move, manufacturers of sharps and pharmaceutical companies that make drugs used in the sharps in the state of Minnesota have until July 1, 2011, to share required […]
Where have all the needles gone?
Data for Western Australia shows that, through needles and syringe programs (NSPs) around 3.5 million needles & syringes are distributed annually. Most of these are distributed to IV drug users […]