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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Cleanaway plans to kill low-cost health competitor
Australia may be paying more for the disposal of needles and other dangerous medical equipment, with “strictly confidential” internal strategy documents showing Cleanaway Waste Management acquired its only rival, which […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Scandal-hit NHS hospital bill could hit £400m as ‘fabric’ of new building needs changed
A whistleblower says the empty Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh needs substantial changes before taking patients. A litany of design flaws at a hospital mothballed before it has […]
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 […]
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, […]
NHS bids to cut ‘complex’ waste procurement
NHS Shared Business Services has appointed waste contractors to a contract framework, which is intended to reduce the time it takes for NHS organisations to procure waste services. The ‘Waste […]
Shetland processing 700 tonnes clinical waste from mainland
Incinerating clinical waste from health boards across Scotland is bringing around £8,000 a week into Shetland Islands Council’s (SIC) coffers. The SIC started taking in low grade NHS waste such […]
Call for extra funds for waste management issues
Health chiefs are being urged to plough more resources into Renfrewshire’s main hospital after inspectors uncovered a string of hygiene failures. Concerns have been raised that extra investment is needed to […]
HES Ltd – The Truth?
There are, no doubt, lots of different opinions regarding the current HES Ltd “scandal”. Before making your own decisions about this, read the documents presented by HES Ltd at https://www.healthcareenv.com/the-truth. […]
Sustainable Achievement award for Thermal Compaction Group
Cardiff-based Thermal Compaction Group (TCG) has been Highly Commended for its work with a trust in England after pioneering the recycling of medical material to generate income for the NHS. […]
Trusts paying triple the cost following NHS clinical waste scandal
Almost 20 NHS trusts are paying three times as much for clinical waste services after the trusts cancelled their previous contracts with the waste disposal company at the centre of […]
Newhaven medical waste plant
A proposed medical waste plant for Newhaven has been described as ‘another bullet in the back for an already ailing town’ by one objector. Clean Thermodynamic Energy Conversion (CTEC) is […]
SRCL fails in tender case and “hurt NHS”
A case against NHS England for allegedly accepting an “abnormally low” offer as part of a contract for clinical waste disposal services in a case brought by SRCL has been dismissed […]
Medical waste management crucial to a liveable city
THE High Court’s directive to the government on Sunday to create a separate Medical Waste Management Authority in each division by October 4 is welcome. The court gave the directive […]
Pharmaceutical drugs in York’s rivers
Scientists have found 29 different types of pharmaceutical drugs in York’s two rivers. Samples from the Foss and the Ouse contained a range of drugs – including antidepressants and antibiotics. The […]
13 clinical waste incinerators: UK firm in export deal with Pakistan
A Staffordshire-based manufacturer has completed its biggest export deal to date, supplying 13 medical waste incinerators to Pakistan with support from the Department for International Trade (DIT). Addfield Environmental Systems […]
Tradebe acquires Labwaste
Global environmental services provider Tradebe has completed its acquisition of Labwaste, which specialises in collecting and disposing of hazardous waste, it was announced (4 Jan 2018). Based in Hinckley in […]
Tackling pollution from pharmaceutical factories
Call for urgent action to tackle environmental pollution at pharmaceutical factories supplying the UK NHS. Together with Changing Markets Foundation, Health Action International (HAI), Health Care Without Harm Europe and the Alliance […]
Sterilis device in use
The photocopier-size device can sterilize and grind up medical (clinical) waste including syringes and sharps containers to produce nontoxic garbage that ‘doesn’t require incineration’ or ‘other special treatment’. Innovator Jeff […]
Needlestick prevention inventor wins big at convention
A needle that automatically caps itself after use has attracted interest from manufacturers to mass-produce them from less than NT$3 per unit. The medical device that automatically caps needles after use, […]
City doctor invents all-in-one system for liquid med waste
A low-cost ingenious solution by a government doctor could get rid of liquid bio-medical waste in hospitals. Dubbed automated portable effluent treatment system (APETS), it can treat liquid waste, log […]
What do they know?
Finding out what the competition is doing, what producers are currently paying for waste disposal, and when their contract expires, is invaluable information for those working to generate new business. […]
Welsh company pioneers clinical waste recycling process
The Cardiff-based company, Thermal Compaction Group (TCG) has developed a new clinical waste recycling process, which could transform how healthcare providers deal with clinical waste and create a new revenue […]
Account Manager – Clinical Waste – £40K + 20%
Service Company expanding, wants to employ an Accounts Manager, Clinical Waste. Market Leading Company Account Management Skills Required The Role: Based in the North Thames area, the successful Account […]
Tradebe completes buy out of clinical waste joint venture
Tradebe announce acquisition of the remaining 25% stake in the clinical waste joint venture with SUEZ, transferring the ownership of Tradebe Healthcare (Holdings) Limited, in its entirety, to Tradebe. This acquisition of […]