Degrading plastics
There is no doubt that the volume of plastic wastes from all our activities, including healthcare, include vast quantities of plastic wastes. Inevitably, this comprises many different types of plastic […]
environment
Health risk and toxicity assessment of exhaust air from non-incineration devices for hospital waste treatment
An interesting study from Tehran seeks to identify health risk and toxicity assessment of exhaust air from non-incineration devices for hospital waste treatment. The study investigates the health risks and […]
Healthcare-related intravenous microplastics
Microplastics have been found almost everywhere that scientists have looked for them. Now these bits of plastic — from 1 to 62 micrometers long — have been found in the […]
Distribution, fate, and management of potentially toxic elements in incinerated medical wastes
Review on distribution, fate, and management of potentially toxic elements in incinerated medical wastes. Bolan S, Padhye LP, Kumar M, Antoniadis V, Sridharan S, Tang Y, Singh N, Hewawasam C, […]
SageTech Medical waste gases capture device
Good news that SageTech Medical’s waste gases capture device is being trialled at Cromwell Hospital. The trial was made possible through Bupa’s eco-Disruptive programme, which sees employees partner with sustainability […]
Hull factory to recycle Covid-19 vaccination syringes
Syringes used during the Covid-19 pandemic will be recycled at a Hull factory. MYGroup’s Hull factory has been recycling unrecyclable plastics for several years but says it has now been […]
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 […]
Recycling clinical waste?
Recycle clinical waste? Really??
Collection for unwanted medical equipment extended across recycling centres
People can return unwanted medical equipment to reuse and recycle. The collection amnesty for people to return unwanted medical equipment to reuse and recycle has been extended to larger household […]
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 […]
NHS ‘care hotels’ spark hygiene and safety concerns
Recent pressures on NHS bed space secondary to high admission rates of COVID-19 patients have resulted in the establishment of several ‘care hotels’ intended to relieve pressure on bed space […]
Healthcare Environmental Services trial to begin soon
Garry Pettigrew, the former boss of a clinical waste company faces trial over the alleged illegal storage of human body parts and other materials. It is also alleged that he […]
Major fire at Indian clinical waste plant
A major fire broke out at IMAGE, the bio-medical waste management plant of Indian Medical Association Kerala, at Kanjikode on Sunday. The fire was detected at noon and fire force […]
Clinical Waste/Hygiene Driver – Wigan
Clinical Waste/Hygiene Driver Job at T C Bibby & Sons – Wigan Clinical Waste Operative/Driver based in Wigan Hours per week and Shift times: Monday to Friday 5.30am – 1.30pm […]
More used face masks
Are used face masks handled as infectious waste? Novel pollution driven by the COVID-19 pandemic. Amuah EEY, Agyemang EP, Dankwa P, Fei-Baffoe B, Kazapoe RW, Douti NB. Resour Conserv Recycl […]
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 […]
Waste crime, and a deserving penalty!
Three men and a company charged with a series of illegal waste offences have been sentenced for carrying out multi-million pound illegal waste operations at two sites in Neath. Dennis […]
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. […]
Protecting our environment
The last year or two have been noticeable for the clamour of voices protesting, in most cases not inappropriately, about the precarious state of the global environment. After protests and […]
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 […]
Farmers fear bankruptcy from medical waste incinerator
A farming community is fighting the erection of a “26 metre clinical (medical) waste incinerator” near their land in Huntingdonshire. Chicken farmer Simon Bluff is among those concerned about Envar’s […]
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 […]
Is Bellshill Industrial Estate the best place for a clinical waste plant?
Is Bellshill Industrial Estate the best place for a clinical/medical waste plant that went on fire? A councillor has written to the Scottish Government in a quest to effect the […]
Uncollected clinical waste in Calderdale, or is it?
Uncollected clinical waste in Calderdale ‘causing health and safety issues’ The COVID-19 pandemic has affected waste services of all kinds, but health and safety issues arise if clinical waste is not […]
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 […]
Blaze at Bellshill medical waste plant
Staff have been evacuated after a fire broke out at a plant which processes medical waste in North Lanarkshire. Firefighters were called to the site run by Tradebe Healthcare on […]
Stericycle and UPS aim to solve logistic issues for medical waste
Stericycle and UPS Healthcare have entered a partnership to manage the reverse logistics of medical waste. As a result of the partnership, the transportation, treatment, and disposal of a number […]
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 […]
Managing lateral flow device (LFD) testing waste: RPS C25
Managing lateral flow device (LFD) testing waste: RPS C25 The Environment Agency have released RPS C25, to explain when you can accept LFD testing waste coded 18 01 04 and […]
Thermal Compaction Group in new joint venture with Greencycl
Cardiff-based Thermal Compaction Group announces a joint venture with Utrecht-based Greencycl. Thermal compaction technology developed in Wales is set to help reduce the amount of plastic waste produced by hospitals […]