Tiger stripe waste on the streets of London
In a scene that will be repeated across London every day, Tiger stripe bags of waste are left on a busy London pavement without a care for safety or security, […]
In a scene that will be repeated across London every day, Tiger stripe bags of waste are left on a busy London pavement without a care for safety or security, […]
Plans for the conversion of a building in Normanton into a waste treatment centre dealing with “as much as” 34,000 tonnes of waste a year are receiving a predictably rocky ride […]
There is much chatter at present, and many glossy advertisements backed up with frothy press releases, to describe the work of a consortium of major medical device manufacturers who promise […]
Rotherham Borough Council says scrapping special collections of incontinence waste will save £80,000 a year and officials deny there are any dangers to health. The council adds that special safeguards […]
Dumping used needles, in playgrounds, parks, alleyways or wherever puts lives at risk, generates fear among communities and lowers property values. In every way, it is unacceptable behavior. Last updated: […]
Several bags of clinical (medical) waste have been found along US 30 in Warsaw, Indiana. The bags were reported to contain medical waste and other items that came from Kosciusko Community Hospital. […]
Blenkharn Environmental has considerable experience in the audit and assessment of biosafety and hygiene precautions for waste handlers. Embracing safety enhancements for all of those involved in the generation of a diverse range […]
A place for everything, and everything in it’s place! “A 44-year-old man was accused of illegally disposing of medical waste after employees of a Cocoa business found blood and body […]
Collecting spilled or misplaced clinical wastes that may arise somewhere between producer and waste management contractor – perhaps that stray yellow or orange sack sitting on the highway forelornely awaiting collection, the bag blown […]
I have been asked for views on clinical waste pre-acceptance criteria, and the various layers of EA guidance – it is only guidance and not law, and if a better […]
There is widespread misconception that sharps or needlestick infections are associated only with the bloodborne virus Hepatitis B and HIV, and that since no such infections have been recorded among waste […]
Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever is a particularly nasty viral infection commonly transmitted to man by ticks. It has a sudden onset with high fever, chills, malaise, diffuse aches, photophobia, irritability and […]
Birmingham Mail reports residents concerns about a pile of around 30 clinical waste bags – they say yellow but in the picture they look orange, certainly not Tiger bags – on […]
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 […]
It is reported in today’s Guardian that NHS managers have been “ordered” to consider the environmental impact of their decisions. Last updated: Sunday, April 12, 2020
The BioBin by TerraCyclic is “the only sanitary bin that can be serviced by yourself. The unique and patented product has a cartridge system where it is as simple as […]
I am astonished to find an [apparently] UK website offering balers for the compaction of clinical wastes! http://www.ukwastesolutions.info/ offer balers for clinical wastes from dentists, chiropadists [sic], veterinary surgeries, medical centres and […]
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. Last […]
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 […]
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 […]
Waste regulation, particularly that concerning biohazardous wastes, tends to be prescriptive. That approach is, in some part, the foundation of all regulation though perhaps there is need for a real […]
Sharps Compliance Corphas launched an essay contest for students in healthcare and related studies. Winners will be awarded a first ($1,500), second ($1,000) or third ($500) prize scholarship for the […]
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 […]
The Sri Lanka government is to take over and regulate the existing clinical waste disposal mechanism which is at present under the monopoly of a private company. Last updated: Wednesday, January […]
Two people are injured after an “explosion” at Sterecycle’s CHP Rotherham plant. Last updated: Monday, October 26, 2015
The Clinical Waste Discussion Forum has published previous posts – these can be found in the Forum Archives – discussing the benefits of disposal by post. Last updated: Sunday, June […]
Clinical waste management companies frequently see themselves as potential targets for protesters. Resistance to planning and licensing applications, and subsequently a stream of complaints about, well, about just about everything. […]
After bad weather and industrial disputes, waste collections in Birminham have suffered. Now clinical waste collection delays are blamed on staffing problems. Last updated: Thursday, October 11, 2018
Unions representing bin collectors in Birmingham have announced two half days of strike action. Last updated: Wednesday, September 9, 2020
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 […]