7.5ton Clinical Waste Drivers
C1 / 7.5t Drivers who have experience driving 7.5t vehicles are sought, to be based in the Barton Mills area. Duties: Attend sites across East Anglia area and collect clinical […]
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Sharps injury hazard for pregnant farm workers
Women can do any job on the farm or ranch, but when they’re expecting a baby or planning to become pregnant, it’s wise to take additional safety measures or avoid […]
Shock as remains of 18 babies incinerated with clinical waste
Charlotte Yeates, one of the women who helped unearth the hospital organ-retention scandal more than 20 years ago has described as “shameful” the incineration of babies’ remains in 2020. Charlotte […]
Clinical waste dumped illegally
Dumping of clinical wastes should be a thing of the past, but not so. In the last 24 hours, reports have come to light of : A container of ‘contaminated […]
Mathematical programming model for Covid-19 clinical wastes waste management
Medical waste management during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak: A mathematical programming model Full paper download at Medical waste management during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak: A mathematical programming […]
C1 (7.5ton) Clinical Waste Drivers
C1 (7.5ton) Clinical Waste Drivers – Immediate start. Newmarket, Suffolk Salary/Rate: £18,546/annum C1 / 7.5t Drivers who have experience driving 7.5t vehicles to support our client based in Barton Mills area. […]
Waste Manager (NHS Trust)
Grundon are looking for an experienced Contract or Waste Manager to be based at Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow. Do you have at least five years’ experience as a Contract or […]
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 […]
Interesting research paper – healthcare/clinical waste management
Mapping healthcare waste management research: Past evolution, current challenges, and future perspectives towards a circular economy transition. Ranjbari M, Shams Esfandabadi Z, Shevchenko T, Chassagnon-Haned N, Peng W, Tabatabaei M, […]
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 […]
Investigation after shipping container with used medical waste left unlocked
Stepping Hill Hospital bosses are investigating after an outdoor shipping container filled with used medical waste was left unlocked in the hospital grounds. Images sent to the Manchester Evening News show […]
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 […]
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 […]
Hospital Waste Porter
Yet another job opportunity! This time, it’s for a Hospital Waste Porter in Halifax. Job details Posting date: 20 July 2021 Salary: £8.91 per hour Hours: Full time Closing date: […]
Clinical Waste Operative
General operatives required for clinical waste recycling plant, Schotts. No manual handling Disposal of pre-segregated hospital waste products Adherence to high standards of hygiene essential. Hours of work: 4 on 4 […]
Clinical Waste Operative
Clinical waste operative job in Bournemouth Job Reference: PLJSDFKLFS Location: Bournemouth Salary: £9.00 per hour Contract Type: Temporary, Full time CLINICAL WASTE OPERATIVE/LOADER required for ongoing contract in Bournemouth that could lead to […]
Clinical Waste Operative/Driver based in Wigan
Clinical Waste Operative/Driver based in Wigan. Hours per week and Shift times: Monday to Friday 5.30am – 1.30pm. 40 Hours Per week with regular overtime About T.C. Bibby and Sons […]
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 […]
‘Appalling clinical waste’ dumped at South Belfast youth club
A local councillor has condemned the dumping of “clinical waste” outside of a popular youth club in South Belfast. On Sunday, a number of bags of rubbish which appeared to […]
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 […]
Medicinal Waste and Medicines Reuse
Public Attitudes towards Medicinal Waste and Medicines Reuse in a ‘Free Prescription’ Healthcare System. McRae D, Gould A, Price-Davies R, Tagoe J, Evans A, James DH. Pharmacy (Basel). 2021 Apr […]
Discarded face masks are everywhere
Characterization of littered face masks in the southeastern part of Turkey. Akarsu C, Madenli Ö, Deveci EÜ. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2021 Apr 24. doi: 10.1007/s11356-021-14099-8. Occurrence of personal […]
Unsung heroes
A hospital is like a small town. Thousands of staff, patients and visitors on site at any one time As well as the core work of the hospital – assessing […]
Raids in doctors’ offices for dangerous clinical waste
The Department of Environment will proceed with inspections and checks in medical centers and doctors’ offices all over Cyprus to ascertain whether they have made agreements with licensed units managing […]
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 […]
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 […]
Medical waste incinerator machine for hospital under Swachhta Action Plan
POSOCO provides a medical waste incinerator machine to hospital under Swachhta Action Plan. A development that cannot really be criticised, but this really isn’t an incinerator. And yet more obvious, […]