This question has recently been posted on the E2B website at http://www.e2bpulse.com/Forums/Messages.aspx?ThreadID=233001#new “Can a WCA refuse to offer a healthcare waste collection service for residents who are patients treating themselves […]
Ashfield District Council has upset at least one resident by ‘dumping’ clinical waste collections from most households. Over the last five years, one 43 year old resident who spends nine […]
UN investigator says medical waste mostly unregulated, often dumped illegally, risks ignored “The Washington Post today quotes a human rights investigator for the United Nations who says up to a quarter of […]
On the Clinical Waste Discussion Forum, we have repeatedly made reference to the local and regional collection schemes for hazardous household waste that collect from householders sharps waste, some clinical […]
For anyone uncertain or unconvinced about the implications of a sharps injury or blood exposure, take a look at the video by the CDC’s STOP STICKS Campaign. This 9-minute video […]
It is a general rule, predicated on safety, that once an item has been placed into a clinical waste container then no attempt should be made to retrieve it. Even with […]
Workwear hygiene for waste handlers is a largely ignored issue but one that is nonetheless important and worthy of further investigation. We know that the external surfaces of most clinical […]
It is generally difficult to perceive pharmaceutical wastes as a resource but for some there is an obvious cash value to these wastes. The tonnages of pharma waste are staggering, […]
There are some who have one or more gold teeth, either through necessity or vanity. The latter group have often been to dentists that have not applied the same rigour […]
Who provides advice and support to producers for aspects of clinical waste management? There are always many questions, and access to information can be troublesome. Who to ask? A waste […]
Planning applications for any clinical waste facility are often hotly contested by residents and others living or working nearby who feel that they may be harmed in some way by […]
Seeking the root cause of failures in the safe management of potentially hazardous wastes in resource-poor countries can, at time, be particularly tricky. Simple lack of material resources and a lack, […]
Tissue waste disposal is a sometimes difficult issue, since patients may have their own view on disposal, perhaps of an amputated limb, or of a placenta, than do healthcare professionals. Last […]
EEA Technical report No 8/2011 provides a comprehensive overview of hazardous substances in Europe’s fresh and marine waters. The document should provide a starting point, or refresher, for all those […]
Northampton General Hospital claims savings of around £20,000 on clinical waste disposal through their initiatives to drive enhanced source segregation and exclude inapproriate items into clinical waste containers. “We’ve asked […]
The Belgian city of Antwerp’s waste water contains the highest cocaine levels of 21 European cities measured, pipping London and Amsterdam, media quoted new research as showing today. According to the […]
Global Links is a medical relief and development organization dedicated to promoting environmental stewardship and improving health in Latin America and the Caribbean. Global Links currently works with partners in […]
Information about the World Solid Waste Congress 2012 is now available at http://www.iswa2012.org/. The congress will take place in Florence – it should be Naples! – from Monday September 17th to […]
The Washington DC Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of the Environmental Protection Agency for standards of performance for new and future medical and hospital incinerators of infectious waste. […]
Frost & Sullivan business briefing “Healthcare waste management – A brighter future” Accessible at http://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/25841 Last updated: Sunday, August 4, 2013
On the 18 and 19th of May 2011 the Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa will hosts its 2nd Biennial Health Care Waste Summit and Expo 2011 in Johannesburg, […]