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The Clinical Waste Discussion Forum has reported widespread concern about these novelty syringe pens that too easily can be mistaken by children for the real thing. A small wound, a hysterical mother […]

Syringes litter Hong Kong beaches

Syringes are littering Hong Kong beaches. Thankfully, some good people are trying to gather and remove these, and putting pressure on the authorities to reduce or even eliminate this pollution. Regrettably however, […]

A Bronx thief who used a hypodermic syringe to threaten and rob 10 victims was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison. Angel Cintron, 41, was handed the stiff sentence […]

For rather obvious reasons, it’s very rare that the waste industries send out samples. An occasional branded ballpoint pen – no syringe pens please – or a notepad, but nothing […]

A McDonald, Pennsylvania, woman was arrested Wednesday afternoon after she allegedly pricked the police chief with a hypodermic needle. She is accused of sticking Police Chief Mark Dorsey as he took her […]

We have, on the Clinical Waste Discussion Forum, campaigned against syringe pens, the child’s toy that masquerades as a blood-filled syringe and needle and which has been responsible for several serious scares, […]

The estimated rate of BBV transmission after sharps injury is widely publicised. For Hepatitis B Virus infections the risk is around 30%, for Hepatitis C 3% and for HIV infections around 0.3% risk. […]

Syringe Pen

What is this? It looks genuine. Even the package looks convincing and seen in some general waste or on a picking line could bring things to a standstill. Last updated: […]

The new dawn of waste management places the responsibility for and cost of disposal at the foot of the producer. Already well-established for white goods and WEEE, can this be […]