Trying to help brings only frustration
A sobering report from Total Essex tells of a Chelmsford couple who must feel like banging their heads against the nearest availlable brick wall. Last updated: Wednesday, August 31, 2016
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Sharps disposal training
For the very many home sharps users in the UK instruction in safe sharps disposal is limited or non-existent. Indeed, many users are provided with sharps and no method for […]
Recycling deal for medical sharps waste
BD, one of the world’s largest sharps and syringe manufacturers, and Waste Management plan a joint venture to recycle medical sharps waste from hospitals. The companies are jointly launching the […]
Medical wastes for sale
The Clinical Waste Discussion Forum has repeatedly commented on the risks associated with and underlying causes of a deadly trade in used items of clinical (medical) waste. Last updated: Wednesday, […]
Spillage of clinical wastes from vehicles
Several bags of clinical (medical) waste have been found along US 30 in Warsaw, Indiana. The bags were reported to contain medical waste and other items that came from Kosciusko Community Hospital. […]
Collecting spilled clinical waste
Collecting spilled or misplaced clinical wastes that may arise somewhere between producer and waste management contractor – perhaps that stray yellow or orange sack sitting on the highway forelornely awaiting collection, the bag blown […]
Mother Earth fails to protect
A facility that purports to help the environment by recycling could really be hurting it. The US Environmental Protection Agency has a ‘laundry list’ of concerns with the Mother Earth Recycling Center […]
Is this waste safe?
Bold statements from Honolulu that medical waste washed out of a defective coastal landfill site to contaminate the ocean, now washing up on shore, presents no risk of infection. Last […]
Plastics recovered from clinical wastes
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 […]
Sharps injuries in the recycling industries
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 […]
Disposal by post
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 […]
N Ireland landfill concerns continue
A controversial ‘super-dump’ is set to open in Co Londonderry despite strong opposition from local residents. Last updated: Saturday, February 14, 2015
Needle risk hidden in snow, sand, grass
As we in the UK continue to suffer with bad weather, it is reported that a man from Manly, Australia, will have to wait six months to learn if he has contracted […]
Needlestick insurance
Needlestick insurance is becoming big business in the US. Last updated: Tuesday, December 28, 2010
3 year old girl suffers sharps injury
“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
Where have all the needles gone?
Data for Western Australia shows that, through needles and syringe programs (NSPs) around 3.5 million needles & syringes are distributed annually. Most of these are distributed to IV drug users […]
Deadly trade in medical waste
“Police suspect discarded biomedical material could be finding its way into city hospitals to be reused; say possibility of doctors being involved in racket cannot be ruled out. Last updated: […]
Kids will be kids?
4 US middle school kids have been suspended for ‘stabbing’ 13 others with an insulin pen that one of them brought into school from their grandmothers home. Last updated: Thursday, […]
Charges over discarded needle
“A woman has been charged for throwing away a used hypodermic needle at a fast-food restaurant, which subsequently injured a six-year-old girl. Last updated: Saturday, March 23, 2019
Publications
Ian Blenkharn: Publications Reprints of listed publications, and of publications not listed here which may be found using PubMed, Google Scholar or other bibliographic search systems, are available on request. […]