PPE recycled to make stronger concrete
PPE can be recycled to make stronger concrete The RMIT team’s concrete that was made using PPE. Credit: RMIT University Engineers at RMIT University have developed a method to use […]
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Stericycle Announces SafeShield™ Medical Waste Containers
Stericycle, Inc. has announced its new SafeShield™ antimicrobial medical waste containers, a line of high-quality, standardized containers specifically designed for the storage and transport of regulated medical waste (RMW). Compared […]
Grundon rolls out sustainable clinical waste containers using recycled plastic
Grundon Waste Management is rolling out a new range of carbon-cutting clinical waste containers to help customers improve their sustainability credentials. From April, it is swapping single-use clinical waste bins […]
Plant to incinerate clinical waste to create electricity
An energy-from-waste plant (EfW) operating 24 hours a day could be built in a former quarry at Greenham, near Wellington, if county council officers approve it. The plan is to […]
Needlesmart Partnership aims to reduce 100,000 needlestick injuries to NHS employees
In a 2003 survey, it was reported that a staggering 94 per cent of practising surgeons in the UK have either been personally affected by a needlestick injury (NSI) or […]
Valorisation of used surgical masks
Valorisation of used surgical masks Pyrolysis of waste surgical masks into liquid fuel and its life-cycle assessment. Li C, Yuan X, Sun Z, Suvarna M, Hu X, Wang X, Sik […]
UN-approved clinical waste container from post-consumer recycled resin
Daniels Healthcare, the UK market leader for sharps and clinical waste containers, has introduced the world’s first UN-approved clinical waste container made from post-consumer recycled resin (PCR) to the UK. […]
Putrid waste into fragrant smells
Turning putrid waste into fragrant smells is the claim, but what is the reality? A new technology from a CSIR lab could address the problem of disposing biomedical waste safely […]
Locals worry about recycling plant’s plans to incinerate clinical waste
Some St Ives residents are unhappy about potentially toxic chemicals that could be pumped from the incinerator stack of a new and innovative clinical waste incinerator. A recycling plant near […]
Cardiff company secures interest for PPE waste solution
A Welsh manufacturer, which is on a mission to tackle the world’s growing personal protective equipment (PPE) waste problem, is set to expand its global presence after securing its first […]
Could Covid-19 clinical waste help slash Birmingham’s emissions?
Veolia’s energy recovery facility in Tyseley, Birmingham, will soon use waste from a massive NHS Test and Trace laboratory to produce green energy for the city. The resource management company has been […]
Architect Creates Hospital Ward from Trash
When the Covid-19 pandemic hit, Taiwanese architect and engineer Arthur Huang wanted to do something to help. As the construction industry across the world ground to a halt, putting many of […]
200,000 PPE items recycled in VetPartners project
Close to a tonne of PPE otherwise destined for incineration or landfill has been recycled in a major green project by VetPartners. VetPartners initially piloted its recycling project in 100 […]
Malvern clinical waste plant to undergo commissioning
The 8,000 tonnes-per-year capacity clinical waste treatment plant in Malvern, Worcestershire, is to undergo commissioning following Covid-19-enforced construction delays. Developed by Waste Energy Partners, the facility will be owned by […]
Incinerating specified healthcare wastes at a municipal waste incinerator
The Environment Agency has now published an update to its Regulatory Position Statement (RPS C23) entitled “Incinerating specified healthcare wastes at a municipal waste incinerator: RPS C23”. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/incinerating-specified-healthcare-wastes-at-a-municipal-waste-incinerator-rps-c23/incinerating-specified-healthcare-wastes-at-a-municipal-waste-incinerator-rps-c23 This COVID-19 […]
Anenta launches COVID-19 compliant clinical waste audit app
A new app, which gives care homes the ability to conduct compulsory clinical waste pre-acceptance and duty of care audits without the need for third-party on-site visits, has been launched […]
On-site treatment of microbiology lab waste
Treating microbiological laboratory waste on the site where it is produced: RPS 233 Microbiological laboratories produce microbiology cultures and other microbiologically contaminated wastes. They are autoclaved on site to sterilise […]
UK waste incinerators 3x as likely to be in deprived areas
Waste incinerators are three times as likely to be situated in the most deprived and ethnically diverse areas of the UK, it has been revealed, raising fears about the impact […]
Veolia highlights significant carbon reductions using energy recovery facilities for clinical waste
Veolia is highlighting how significant emissions reductions can be achieved by using energy recovery facilities (ERF) to dispose of the more than 61,000 tonnes of orange-bagged clinical and infectious waste […]
Veolia to process healthcare waste at Tyseley
Veolia has applied to the Environment Agency to alter its permit to allow the processing of healthcare orange bagged waste at its energy from waste plant in Tyseley, Birmingham. According to the application, submitted in […]
UK’s Addfield to construct clinical waste-to-energy facility in Kuwait
UK-based manufacturer Addfield Environmental Systems are beginning to gather a team in preparation for the construction of a clinical waste-to-energy facility in Kuwait. Construction of the project will begin in […]
Recycled drip bags will make 25,000 pairs of school shoes
More than 1 300 primary school learners of Chivirikani Primary School in Katlehong, near Johannesburg, received a pair of brand new school shoes made from non-hazardous, recycled PVC healthcare waste […]
New clinical waste treatment plant for Tamworth
A building on a Tamworth industrial estate can now be used as a medical waste treatment plant – despite objections from hundreds of people. Health risks, 24 hour traffic and […]
‘Bodies in bins’ detector
World’s first ‘human detector’ to protect homeless people sleeping in bins launched A waste management company has developed a device to help protect homeless people who seek shelter inside industrial […]
Tradebe Scotland clinical waste facility opens
Tradebe Healthcare has officially opened a new clinical waste treatment site at Bellshill, near Glasgow. This significant development has been commissioned to support the waste management requirements for Scotland’s NHS Health […]
Green light for Tradebe, Bellshill
Tradebe has been granted an environmental permit for a waste treatment facility in Bellshill, near Glasgow, which will process nearly 25,000 tonnes of healthcare waste a year. The plant is […]
Plans for medical waste incinerator in Kilmarnock scrapped
Plans to build a medical waste incinerator in Kilmarnock have been scrapped. Waste Energy Partners wanted to launch the facility, which would have also burned hazardous waste, in the Moorfield […]
Disposal of tissue waste
Regulated disposal of tissue waste has always been problematic. Simply putting them, suitably bagged or binned as appropriate into a licensed clinical waste incinerator is straightforward though often rather disruptive […]
Clinical waste incinerator may be built in Kilmarnock
Waste Energy Partners want to launch the service in the Moorfield Industrial Park, near Braehead Foods, if an application gets the green light from East Ayrshire Council. he firm aims […]
Politics slows Lanarkshire treatment plant planning
The company contracted to solve Scotland’s clinical waste crisis is facing opposition to its plans for a new treatment plant. Health Secretary Jeane Freeman admitted last week that toxic NHS material, […]