Unsung heroes
A hospital is like a small town. Thousands of staff, patients and visitors on site at any one time As well as the core work of the hospital – assessing […]
clinical waste
A roadmap for bio-medical waste management research
A roadmap for bio-medical waste management research. Shwetmala K, Arkalgud R, Anilkumar M. Int J Health Plann Manage. 2021 Apr 14. doi: 10.1002/hpm.3170. Last updated: Thursday, April 22, 2021
Safe distance-based vehicle routing: medical/clinical waste
Safe Distance-Based Vehicle Routing Problem: Medical Waste Collection Case Study in COVID-19 Pandemic. Eren E, Rıfat Tuzkaya U. Comput Ind Eng. 2021 Apr 16:107328. doi: 10.1016/j.cie.2021.107328. Last updated: Thursday, April […]
Raids in doctors’ offices for dangerous clinical waste
The Department of Environment will proceed with inspections and checks in medical centers and doctors’ offices all over Cyprus to ascertain whether they have made agreements with licensed units managing […]
Illegal human placenta trade in China using medical waste, funeral homes
The black market for human placentas thriving in China People who buy fresh human placenta believe it has healing properties and will either cook and eat it, or process and […]
200,000 PPE items recycled in VetPartners project
Close to a tonne of PPE otherwise destined for incineration or landfill has been recycled in a major green project by VetPartners. VetPartners initially piloted its recycling project in 100 […]
Managing lateral flow device (LFD) testing waste: RPS C25
Managing lateral flow device (LFD) testing waste: RPS C25 The Environment Agency have released RPS C25, to explain when you can accept LFD testing waste coded 18 01 04 and […]
Thermal Compaction Group in new joint venture with Greencycl
Cardiff-based Thermal Compaction Group announces a joint venture with Utrecht-based Greencycl. Thermal compaction technology developed in Wales is set to help reduce the amount of plastic waste produced by hospitals […]
Medical waste incinerator machine for hospital under Swachhta Action Plan
POSOCO provides a medical waste incinerator machine to hospital under Swachhta Action Plan. A development that cannot really be criticised, but this really isn’t an incinerator. And yet more obvious, […]
Sculptor turns medical waste into art
Sculptor Marcelo Toledo turns medical waste into art to mark what has been a difficult year. Pain into beauty: Sculptor turns medical waste into art (yahoo.com) Last updated: Sunday, […]
Covid-19 infection among waste handlers
A waste centre has been blasted for a catalogue of Covid failures after a binman based there died of the virus. Mr Scott Hunter, 52, died last month after an 18-day battle at […]
e-learning programme launched
Stericycle have successfully launch a new e-learning programme for the healthcare sector, which is one of the first of its kind for the UK healthcare sector. The course is also […]
Government needs to urgently vaccinate waste operatives says waste management company
On the same theme as previous threads relating to Covid-19 infection responsible for the tragic death of two hospital porters, and claims of segregation and waste management deficiencies at vaccination […]
Staff absence forces company to make alternative arrangements for clinical waste collections from vaccination centres
A waste management company has been forced to make alternative arrangements for 15% of collections in London and South East England in the last week after ‘record numbers’ of drivers […]
Two hospital porters die of Covid-19 infection
The BBC report that a second hospital porter has sadly died from Covid-19 infection, the second Royal Stoke Hospital porter to die. Of course, this is terribly sad. Perhaps predictably […]
Stericycle settles with EPA on emissions accusation
Stericycle Inc. has reached a settlement with the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) designed to resolve alleged violations of the federal Clean […]
Hundreds of discarded hypodermic needles reported across Dundee and Angus
Hundreds of used needles are being found by shocked locals in Dundee and Angus every year as drug-related anti-social behaviour leaves residents living in fear. Data shows around 95% of the […]
Veolia launches Covid-19 test kit treatment service
Veolia has introduced a treatment service for the potentially contaminated waste generated by Covid-19 tests. The waste produced from testing kits is classified as offensive waste (EWC 180104) and non-hazardous […]
School Covid-19 testing waste advice for contractors
Waste management contractors and similar businesses handling waste items from coronavirus testing in schools may be able to store the material if necessary, before moving it on for disposal treatment. […]
Malvern clinical waste plant to undergo commissioning
The 8,000 tonnes-per-year capacity clinical waste treatment plant in Malvern, Worcestershire, is to undergo commissioning following Covid-19-enforced construction delays. Developed by Waste Energy Partners, the facility will be owned by […]
RCN asks members for experience of sharps and needlestick injuries
The Royal College of Nursing is today launching a survey of members to gather information on their experience of sharps injuries at work. Sharps injuries, from instruments such as needles […]
Incinerating specified healthcare wastes at a municipal waste incinerator
The Environment Agency has now published an update to its Regulatory Position Statement (RPS C23) entitled “Incinerating specified healthcare wastes at a municipal waste incinerator: RPS C23”. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/incinerating-specified-healthcare-wastes-at-a-municipal-waste-incinerator-rps-c23/incinerating-specified-healthcare-wastes-at-a-municipal-waste-incinerator-rps-c23 This COVID-19 […]
Anenta launches COVID-19 compliant clinical waste audit app
A new app, which gives care homes the ability to conduct compulsory clinical waste pre-acceptance and duty of care audits without the need for third-party on-site visits, has been launched […]
Researching novel PPE waste treatments
A Swansea University researcher team are investigating the possibility of using sunlight to convert hazardous medical waste into clean hydrogen fuel, developing a novel process called photoreforming which uses sunlight to simultaneously kill […]
GPs claim clinical waste backlog prevents them seeing patients
GP practices in East Sussex have warned their CCG they will have to stop doing face-to-face appointments unless mounting amounts of clinical waste are urgently collected. Dr Russell Brown, a […]
Sharpsmart facility approved for Spennymoor
Proposals for a new facility dealing with clinical waste have been approved despite more than 100 letters of concern. This week, Durham County Council’s county planning committee discussed plans for […]
Cleanaway plans to kill low-cost health competitor
Australia may be paying more for the disposal of needles and other dangerous medical equipment, with “strictly confidential” internal strategy documents showing Cleanaway Waste Management acquired its only rival, which […]
Beddington incinerator not hot enough for clinical waste
I fully support co-incineration of clinical wastes with domestic refuse in newer waste-to-energy facilities, that is surely the way forward. Regrettably, it is reported that the Beddington Lane incinerator, which […]
NHS Waste Operative job
New post available now for a clinical waste porter or, if you really want, an Operative! £9.45 per hour Sunderland, Tyne And Wear Temporary, full-time or part-time Duties and Responsibilities […]
Woman furious as ‘hazardous medical waste’ left outside her home for almost a WEEK
A Sheffield woman has criticised the city council for failing to clear up ‘hazardous’ medical waste from outside her home for nearly a week. Retired nurse Patricia Cuddihy, who is […]