How to dispose of babies?
Sadly, many babies are stillborn or die at or shortly after birth. Worldwide, abortion including late abortion is a common therapeutic and/or ‘social’ procedure, the remains of which must be disposed […]
tissue waste
Remains of 9/11 victims went to landfill
Remains of some victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks in the US were taken to a landfill site, a Pentagon report has found. “Several portions of remains” found at […]
One man’s trash is another man’s tumour
In what is little more than a bit of advertising flimflam appearing in Wyoming News, the title “One man’s trash is another man’s tumor” reads well and fits perfectly with […]
Difficult wastes
Now and again, there are difficult clinical waste items to dispose. Often causing some friction between producer and waste management company, these wastes may have unusual characteristics of a mixed […]
Fake doc botches operations, but has eye on safe waste disposal
Remains from 274 soldiers in landfill
In a deliberately hand wringing piece, the Washington Post reports on the acknowledgement of remains from 274 soldiers in landfill! “The Air Force dumped the incinerated partial remains of at […]
Tissue waste disposal
More on the case of the widow of a US army soldier who died in combat and from whom some body parts once recovered after the incident and from immediate […]
The horrors of war
Sadly, the world continues to witness war and conflict, and in consequence the death toll on every side continues to climb. Each one an individual, a father or son, a mother, […]
Resomation
Resomation, the solubilisation of tissues in a heated potassium hydroxide solution, is the subject of a substantial PR campaign aimed at gaining public acceptance and regulatory approval for the disposal of […]
Tissue waste disposal
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.
Resomation for tissue waste disposal?
Apparently, the funeral industry is the second biggest source of pollution after fossil fuel fired power stations, but an alternative to cremation could reduce the UK’s carbon footprint.
The Chinese approach to recycling?
The Chinese market for clinical waste management is massive but remains largely unexploited due to the problems associate with breaking into the Eastern market, of attitudes to safe disposal that […]
Resomation – alkaline hydrolysis of tissue wastes
Resomation is in the news again, if only because of a perceived ‘Yuk factor’. Several national papers are reporting that Cambridge City Crematorium is considering trials of alternatives to cremation.
Placenta disposal
The disposal of placentas, or is that placentae?, is always something of a nuisance. There is an alternative: More local moms taking placentas home It may be processed and consumed […]