A Royal day out?
Princess Royal visits Shotts energy plant and officially opened Healthcare Environmental Group’s waste to energy plant. The day was planned to celebrate the positive contribution that the new eco park will […]
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NHS buys mobile needle exchange for addicts amid HIV ‘outbreak’
The NHS has bought a mobile needle exchange for heroin addicts to use in a bid to halt an “uncontained HIV outbreak” in Scotland’s largest city. It is estimated that […]
Charges for domiciliary clinical waste collection?
A disturbing news report it appears that Thanet is to apply a charge to householders for domiciliary clinical waste collections. Clearly, someone has to pay, but so far the administrative […]
Recycled hospital waste to helpt ‘desperate’ children in Africa
Pharmaceutical firm Adcock Ingram Critical Care has joined forces with a group of local hospitals and waste management businesses to recycle medical waste in the Johannesburg area of South Africa. […]
Gangrene energy?
It’s an hilarious headline. Describing “Fury at plan to burn BODY PARTS and medical waste to power hundreds of homes”, the Daily Mail is calling the planned power output Gangrene Energy. […]
Cuts in Carmarthenshire services?
The BBC are today reporting a range of Local Authority cuts in Carmarthenshire. Hitting the headline are cuts to school crossing patrols that will go ahead despite fears children’s safety will […]
Sharps waste dumped in Totnes
Sharps boxes containing used hypodermic needles are being found dumped in bushes around an area of a supermarket car park used by thousands of shoppers. Over the last few months, […]
Lab safety concerns – do they put you at risk?
An interesting and timely exclusive in The Guardian highlights the frequency of serious safety incidents in UK laboratories (NHS, private, research labs & universities, commercial) which create significant risks of […]
Clinical waste community collections
“Bracknell man raises fears over medical waste bins being left outside homes” is a newspaper report outline the fears of a resident concerned about clinical waste containers, sharps containers in […]
Leicester clinical waste driver assaulted
A driver was assaulted as he collected clinical waste in Leicester. The incident happened at about lunchtime on Monday, January 22, in Beatrice Road, Newfoundpool, at the junction with Fosse Road […]
Environmentalists to investigate medical waste on Durban beaches
A team of environmentalists has been dispatched to investigate medical waste that landed up on Durban’s shores this week. Mayor Zandile Gumede announced on Tuesday morning that the team will […]
Fly-tipper dumps waste at Derby Family Medical Centre
This is the moment a fly-tipper is caught on camera illegally dumping rubbish in the car park of a medical centre in Derby. The CCTV footage shows a man removing […]
A little bit of knowledge….
A little bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing. And so it is when the public are fobbed off with headline statements regarding safety that address only one small part […]
Shooting up: A warning for waste handlers
The Health Protection Agency have released a new Public Health England report, “Shooting Up, the annual report on infections among people who inject drugs (PWID) in the United Kingdom, has […]
what’s happening to all of the ‘vet meds’?
A record number of farmers – 525 in total – travelled to Listowel, Co. Kerry, with their hazardous waste last Saturday (November 4). Speaking to AgriLand, the EPA’s Shane Colgan stated […]
Adelaide mum petitions for secure sharps bin improvement
A mother whose daughter was cut by a used syringe when she put her hand on an open sharps deposit box says children remain at risk of contracting deadly diseases […]
Infant’s needlestick after teen left needle in shop
A 14-year-old boy has been charged after two children were pricked by a used syringe in the delicatessen section of a supermarket. Two children, including an infant boy, were pricked […]
High Court orders removal of waste from Wicklow landfill
Wicklow council has been ordered to remove up to 1.4m tonnes of contaminated soil – “everything” – from the site of the largest illegal dump discovered in the State to date. […]
Busted for reselling waste from Chinese hospitals
In April, police found blood-stained needles and infusion bags littering the grounds of an unlicensed recycling workshop in Yangliu village, Hunan province, China. At least some of the 140 tons of […]
Comprehensive approach to managing sharps danger in Belfast
Belfast residents have become concerned over the increase in needles and drug paraphernalia being found in public places across the city. Not unusual, since most towns and cities face similar […]
US elementary school student pricks 14 others with needle
A San Francisco Bay Area school district advised the families of 14 elementary school students to take their children to doctors after another student pricked them with a needle, a […]
Service Driver – Initial Medical (Bristol)
Service Driver – Initial Medical – Bristol £15,660 + expenses paid + RI Rewards + customer service incentives worth up to £2,000 per year “Looking for more than just a job? […]
Deliberate needlestick
Children seem to have a magnetic affinity for discarded sharps, picking them up and stabbing themselves, or standing on them to the distress of themselves and their family. In China […]
Dump On Us?
Dispose of unwanted items for FREE at the six upcoming Dump On Us events scheduled for 2017! Visalia City, US, will recycle everything possible and properly dispose of the rest. […]
Tanzania: Fear as medical waste dumped into sea
An environmental disaster was in the making in Zanzibar, thanks God that it was discovered just in time though damage had already been done. The major concern remains what if […]
Health fears after clinical waste left in bins for a month
A pensioner facing a long recovery from major surgery says she is concerned that missed assisted bin collections of clinical waste from her home poses a potential health risk. The […]
Every discarded needle reported in Bristol since 2015
Charity Transform has released a map showing needles reported across the city and there are a few surprising hotspots. http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/map-shows-every-discarded-needle-44354 Inevitably, this is just the tip of the iceberg, and […]
4-year-old has HIV test after sharps injury
A 4-year old has had an HIV test and Mum now has an anxious 3-6 month wait for clearance after stepping on and being struck by a discarded needle in […]
Needle nest!
A needle nest has been found in Vancouver. Carefully crafted by a pigeon, with materials originally provided as a consequence of the drugs epidemic that is currently sweeping the city. […]
Fears over clinical waste collection changes
Council chiefs sought to allay fears over the way clinical waste will now be collected from households in the area. NE Derbyshire District Council sent a letter to residents telling […]