Rules on domestic pharma disposal don’t work
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 […]
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 […]
http://www.cv-library.co.uk/cgi-bin/jdb_view_vacancy.cgi?rss=1&jobref=118375261&s= Good luck! Last updated: Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Hawaii seems like a dream destination of sun, sea and……something nasty lurking in the water! Last updated: Wednesday, December 2, 2015
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, […]
Two people are injured after an “explosion” at Sterecycle’s CHP Rotherham plant. Last updated: Monday, October 26, 2015
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 […]
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. […]
“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 […]
An interesting discussion of Podiatry Forum questions the responsibility for the costs of disposal of clinical waste sacks in a shared consulting room. Though that is not our concern, it […]
“A mother has told how her 3-year-old daughter pricked her finger in a container of used flu vaccine syringes at a pharmacy Last updated: Saturday, December 15, 2018
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 […]
Hospital Waste Management Practices and Environmental Problems Manel HERATH Last updated: Wednesday, June 15, 2016
“After failing to evolve consensus on the most suitable technology for disposal of hospital waste, the Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (Sepa) has decided to allow health facilities to choose between […]
WRAP have issued a Press Alert today, to bring news of their funding cut. Last updated: Tuesday, June 3, 2014
We have been consistently critical of the poor response by Local Authorities to managing drug litter and of clinical wastes from the community. So, for a change, some good news! Last […]
The current extreme weather affecting the UK creates all sorts of problems with increasing demands on UK national and local infrastructure. Moreover, it prompts once more for close attention to […]
Since the beginning of November 2010, the Health Protection Agency (HPA) has recorded 43 outbreaks of norovirus infection in hospitals. Of these, 39 have led to ward closures. Last updated: Thursday, […]
While the NHS stands by to bear its share of funding cuts, lean purchasing will become ever more important in order to save money. Nothing will, or should be, exempt […]