What do they know?
Finding out what the competition is doing, what producers are currently paying for waste disposal, and when their contract expires, is invaluable information for those working to generate new business. […]
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Welsh company pioneers clinical waste recycling process
The Cardiff-based company, Thermal Compaction Group (TCG) has developed a new clinical waste recycling process, which could transform how healthcare providers deal with clinical waste and create a new revenue […]
Account Manager – Clinical Waste – £40K + 20%
Service Company expanding, wants to employ an Accounts Manager, Clinical Waste. Market Leading Company Account Management Skills Required The Role: Based in the North Thames area, the successful Account […]
Tradebe completes buy out of clinical waste joint venture
Tradebe announce acquisition of the remaining 25% stake in the clinical waste joint venture with SUEZ, transferring the ownership of Tradebe Healthcare (Holdings) Limited, in its entirety, to Tradebe. This acquisition of […]
BD Manager – Clinical Waste
A multinational provider of clinical waste services to the NHS and independent healthcare sectors is creating, due to continued expansion, this new role. It will involve generating new business in the independent […]
CalRecycle levy sharps disposal charge on IV drug manufacturers
CalRecycle have put out a message concerning the impending deadline for the registration of IV pharmaceutical manufactures’ who forthwith will be financially responsible for the collection and disposal of used sharps. […]
Machine operator / bin cleaner (clinical waste)
Seeking x2 machine operators and bin cleaners to join a team on a temp-perm basis. The ideal candidate will have previous experience in a warehouse or industrial background. You will […]
Clinical Waste Delivery Van(B) Driver – Ipswich
Driver Hire Ipswich are recruiting for a Van Driver (B) with a valid up to date Hepatitis B vaccination to work for our Ipswich based client. Duties will entail the […]
Sales Executive – Clinical Waste – London
The Green Recruitment Company is assisting a leading company in the waste management sector in their search for a sales/business development executive/manager to promote and grow a clinical waste service. […]
VIDEO: PVC recycling for UK hospitals
Medical PVC take-back scheme operational in seven hospitals
A collection scheme to recycle clean PVC medical waste is being implemented at seven different NHS hospitals across Britain. RecoMed, a take-back project run by the British Plastics Foundation (BPF) […]
St Helens, Haydock waste transfer station given go-ahead
Plans for a waste transfer station in Haydock, St Helens, are given the go-ahead despite resident protests. Proposals to transform an industrial warehouse into a waste transfer station have been approved by the council’s planning […]
Freedom of Information requests
Want to find out what the competition is doing, and how much they charge? Want to investigate your own marketplace, at your customers expense? Use a Freedom of Information request […]
Waste management firm goes green, creates 50 jobs
Herald Scotland reports that a Lanarkshire clinical waste management company has created 50 new jobs following a £10m investment in energy efficiency and recycling. Healthcare Environmental Group, the largest independent […]
Transforming medical waste into plastic lumber
Somerville, MA-based Triumvirate Environmental is turning medical and pharmaceutical waste into plastic lumber called “BestPlus.” According to Plastics News, the hazardous and medical waste management company acquired two companies in 2014: Medical Waste […]
Clinical waste treatment facility allowed at North Tyneside industrial estate
An application to convert an industrial unit within the North Tyneside industrial estate, previously a chilled food store, to a clinical waste management facility is approved by North Tyneside Council. […]
Australia helps establish clinical waste management systems in Sri Lankan state hospitals
Sri Lanka has received Australian assistance to establish clinical waste management systems in the country’s state hospitals. One of the most serious problems being faced by the hospital authorities in […]
Single vs reusable sharps containers – the squabble intensifies
Just 2 days after we identified upcoming research data that was to implicate reusable sharps bins in Clostridium difficile infection among hospital patients, the warring between the two camps intensifies. […]
Reusable sharps bins – are they spreading gut infections?
A remarkable taster of research data soon to be presented at an upcoming APIC meeting, identifies higher rates of Clostridium difficile infection among hospitals that use reusable sharps containers. These […]
Global Feminine Hygiene (Sanitary Protection) Market: Trends &Opportunities (2014-19)
The report titled “Global Feminine Hygiene (Sanitary Protection) Market: Trends and Opportunities (2014-2019)” provides an in-depth analysis of global sanitary protection market with regional focus on major markets such as […]
International shipments of untreated clinical wastes
There are many small island and otherwise isolated communities producing clinical wastes that must be shipped long distances and perhaps across national borders in order to reach a satisfactory treatment […]
Medical Waste Management Market by Sector, Service, Treatment Technology, Geography
Medical Waste Management Market by Sector, Service, Treatment Technology & Geography – Global Trends & Forecast to 2018 The medical waste management market is likely to grow reasonably in the […]
More poo power?
Money is power, never more so when sifting through poo! Faeces is a difficult commodity for those involved in the management of healthcare and related sanitary wastes. It is smelly, […]
CMA clears acquisition of GW Butler
The acquisition of a Bradford-headquartered business GW Butler which provides clinical waste management services to the NHS has received regulatory clearance. Healthcare and hazardous waste management company Healthcare Environmental Group […]
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 […]
Ebola waste treatment – a new kid on the block?
The scramble to ship effective waste sterilisation or incineration facilities to those West African countries presently affected by Ebola virus infection rolls on. Newest kid on the block is the […]
Call for European harmonisation of waste pharmaceuticals
EU rules for waste medicines should be harmonised and strengthened, Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) has claimed, after a survey of six member states revealed a wide discrepancy in collection […]
UK doctors have ‘ethical duty’ to prevent waste
Nobody would disagree with the sentiment that UK doctors have and ‘ethical duty’ to prevent waste. All that is missing is the reality of lean practice and waste minimisation. “Doctors […]
PHS Wastetech contracts
The Clinical Waste Discussion Forum has previously discussed issues pertaining to contracting with PHS Wastetech. More recently acquired by Biffa, a trawl through the Forum archives will reveal posts from […]
On-farm clinical waste disposal
It is a reasonable assumption that most, probably the vast majority, of vets conform reasonably well to the required standard of clinical waste disposal. However, it can be seen that […]