Hospitals dumping drugs down the drain?
It’s a serious issue and the evidence coming from properly conducted research shows that we need to address as a matter of some urgency the escape of pharmaceutical agents into […]
It’s a serious issue and the evidence coming from properly conducted research shows that we need to address as a matter of some urgency the escape of pharmaceutical agents into […]
Much is said about source segregation of waste from clinical areas. A sometimes apoplectic response can be expected when inappropriate general waste items are found in an orange or yellow clinical waste […]
With echoes of that traditional spiritual song by African-American author James Weldon Johnson (1871–1938) it is reported in the Wexford People that a Wexford man expresses concern over the nature […]
Clinical waste management in the clinical environment should be managed to an exemplary standard in order to maintain hygiene standards and eliminate the hazards associated with sharps and sharps injury. But is that […]
Sharps bins had previously been found only in healthcare premises but are now ubiquitous. Many gymnasia and sports stadiums now place a sharps bin in the male toilets – though vehemently deny any suggestion […]
After substantial delay, “North Lanarkshire Council’s decision to reject a planning application for a controversial medical waste treatment plant in Shotts could result in the loss of 120 jobs. “Last […]
The effective management of clinical and related wastes is one part – generally the last part – in a complex undertaking that starts with procurement of supplies and clinical practice, […]
In many parts of the world, waste tips and landfill sites are populated by scavengers who scrape a living from the salvage of reusable and recyclable items from wastes. Many […]
It’s that time of year again, and most regions are reporting massive increases in winter vomiting (Norovirus) virus outbreaks. Norovirus is a particularly infectious agent. It is transmitted directly from person to person […]
Residents in Charlotte, NC are concerned about clinical wastes left at the scene of a motor vehicle accident, drawing attention to what one man calls a gap in the law. A […]
Cutting costs and reducing waste have been a primary focus for healthcare facilities in the years since the recession hit, prompting many to look into implementing pharmacy process improvement. US […]
This message, from Chris Lowe, PPC/RSR Officer 1 from the Environment Agency England & Wales) will cause considerable concern to many organisations working on hospital and university sites. “It has come […]
As the US completes its withdrawal from Iraq and begins to draw down in Afghanistan, the American military, pursuant to what is claimed to be its “pollute and run” policy, is abandoning […]
There is a long and troubled history surrounding the disposal of clinical and other waste in Malta. With repeated suggestions of corruption, of dubious ‘experts’ basing their advice more on hospitality […]
A US$155 million hospital waste water treatment project was kicked off yesterday by the Ministry of Health and financed by the World Bank in Ha Noi, Vietnam. The project aims to […]
Concern in Hartlepool about several backstreet tattooists operating there. “Several investigations have recently been carried out in Hartlepool into unregistered tattoo and piercing businesses operating out of private homes. “Those […]
“The health of thousands of residents at a housing area is at risk from emissions from a bio-hazard waste incinerator plant operating practically at their doorstep. “Each day tonnes of […]
Veolia ES Solid Waste Inc., one of the US largest solid waste management companies, is going on the auction block. Paris-based Veolia Environment, which operates in dozens of countries around […]
There has been much news about the two giant pandas recently arrived at Edinburgh Zoo on loan from China. We must give them a warm welcome. For the next 6 months, […]
Managing IV drug abuse and its associated drug litter is an almost impossible task. Requiring the involvement of many different agencies, the solutions are impossible to identify and in general […]
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has reported that West Street Dental Practice in Congleton is not meeting the essential standard and must improve. Key failures were in cleanliness and infection […]
Well, the song was good, but the Schlitz beer that made Milwaukee famous was undoubtedly preferable to a day spent on Milwaukees Lake Michigan beaches! Environmental groups report, once again, substantial […]
It is almost invariable that, in the anaesthetic room, the operating theatre, in the Intensive Care and Neonatal Units, in A&E and occasionally in the Imaging Department, controlled drugs and […]
Legislation introduced in the House would require the Veterans Affairs Department to create a register for veterans who have health problems they believe are related to exposure to open-air burn […]
We make no apology for repeating on the Clinical Waste Discussion Forum, yet again, the news of community hazardous household waste collections schemes operating in the US. Although there are some […]
“The four illegal medical waste dumping sites in and around Welkom have been cleared and rehabilitated, according to the National Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Report (NECER) 2010/11 released on Thursday. […]
There are changing trends in community healthcare driven largely, though not exclusively, by the need for cost saving. This places many more patients into the community, from early hospital discharge […]
The Norovirus season will be upon us soon, and though much of the waste – mainly vomit bowls and the like – will go into the washer macerator, a great deal of […]
Reduce, reuse, recycle. It seems sensible but in many countries the reality is of illicit salvage of items from clinical wastes followed by repackaging (of sorts) and reuse, all without […]
Thurrock council uses blue bins for domestic recyclacbles. They have been complaining that “some residents are costing it money buy throwing medical waste in their blue bins” – never mind […]