Crematorium supports environment
Many of us, one day, will make our way to the crematorium and not return, but on that final journey will we also be making a contribution to lowering the […]
Many of us, one day, will make our way to the crematorium and not return, but on that final journey will we also be making a contribution to lowering the […]
Who takes responsibility for healthcare waste? There are many answers to this apparently simple question, but few are completely satisfactory. Last updated: Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Hard plastics and non-woven polypropylene comprise anything up to 30% by weight of most UK clinical wastes. Much of that might be recovered for re-use, generally as low value mixed […]
We tend to thing of sharps injury as a hazard largely particular to healthcare professionals and the clinical waste sector but there are ongoing problems in the recycling industries and […]
Waste regulation, particularly that concerning biohazardous wastes, tends to be prescriptive. That approach is, in some part, the foundation of all regulation though perhaps there is need for a real […]
The BBC today has reported on the targeting by fraudsters of climate scientists with fake conferences in a bid to make cash and obtain details. Scientists are sent e-mail invitations […]
A law banning household disposal of medications has been largely ignored, a survey finds. Research indicates that trace amounts of flushed drugs end up in human drinking water and the residents […]
Norovirus gastroenteritis can occur year-round but is more common during the winter months. It can occur in persons of any age and is seen widely in the community, but outbreaks […]
It is reported that an Avery Weigh-Tronix weighing system is to be installed at East Kent Hospital Trust with a view to save £100,000 per year on its clinical waste […]
The Sri Lanka government is to take over and regulate the existing clinical waste disposal mechanism which is at present under the monopoly of a private company. Last updated: Wednesday, January […]
Several groups have published on the gains that can be made through more detailed source segregation of wastes. Sadly, the message has generally been overstated by an insistence of a degree […]
Shaikh Sultan bin Mohammed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, inaugurated a medical waste treatment facility in Al Sajja area of Sharjah. Last updated: Sunday, […]
The Clinical Waste Discussion Forum has published previous posts – these can be found in the Forum Archives – discussing the benefits of disposal by post. Last updated: Sunday, June […]
San Francisco’s city leaders are poised to pass an ordinance requiring name-brand drug manufacturers to pay for collection and disposal of unused prescription medicines to curb prescription misuse and environmental impacts. […]
Comparison of the employment terms for clinical waste drivers in UK and US raises several interesting points. Last updated: Sunday, January 9, 2011
Clinical waste management companies frequently see themselves as potential targets for protesters. Resistance to planning and licensing applications, and subsequently a stream of complaints about, well, about just about everything. […]
The US medical waste management market to reach US$3.2 billion by 2015, according to a new report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc. Last updated: Tuesday, August 15, 2023
After bad weather and industrial disputes, waste collections in Birminham have suffered. Now clinical waste collection delays are blamed on staffing problems. Last updated: Thursday, October 11, 2018
A controversial ‘super-dump’ is set to open in Co Londonderry despite strong opposition from local residents. Last updated: Saturday, February 14, 2015
Unions representing bin collectors in Birmingham have announced two half days of strike action. Last updated: Wednesday, September 9, 2020
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. […]
The Telegraph today has a round-up of the responses of various Local Authorities to domestic collections while the bad weather continues, or perhaps after the bad weather has eased considerably […]
“About a month ago, hazmat crews were called to Monsour Medical Center in Jeannette, Pennsylvania because of medical waste issues. Last updated: Tuesday, September 24, 2019
In a perhaps bizarre legal move, manufacturers of sharps and pharmaceutical companies that make drugs used in the sharps in the state of Minnesota have until July 1, 2011, to share required […]
“Wilmington police were called to the Cherry Island landfill 31 Dec 2010. There among the loads of trash, workers found the body of a man. It appears he had been […]
“Civil Defense put into effect the emergency evacuation plan of a Jeddah hospital when a fire tore through its nearby medical waste warehouse early Sunday morning, authorities said. Last updated: […]
More from the Local Authorities concerning clinical waste collections in this harsh winter weather. West Lancashire Borough Council have announced that from 23 December until at least Tuesday 28 December […]
The Sri Lanka Central Environment Authority will launch in January a new program to curb hazardous waste from clinics, hospitals etc, CEA Chairman Charitha Herath has said. This will be […]
Cold weather continues to affect the UK and in response to this the Environment Agency (England and Wales) has issued guidance on their approach to Environmental Permitting Regulations while the […]
More on the problems of clinical (and other) waste collections in this difficult wastes, the difficulties faced by collection authorities and the very considerable difficulties this creates for patients. Last […]