Twenty activists have targeted a waste facility next to Ipswich Hospital last Friday, claiming that energy generated from burning dead dogs used for medical research at MBR Acres is being […]
Work has started on a new clinical waste incinerator for Guernsey. Remarkably, this will accept clinical and hygiene wastes etc, but also animal wastes. The existing incinerator on the Princess […]
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, […]
A former employee of Rock and Roll Tattoo in Glasgow claimed she discovered piles of ‘clinical waste’ next to her station. The ex-artist of a popular tattoo studio has claimed bags […]
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 […]
Recycle clinical waste? Really??
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 […]
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) is consulting on the storage and treatment of healthcare waste. The consultation is linked to new guidance designed to help operators understand and meet their […]
Stericycle to pay $81 million, hire monitor, to resolve bribery probes as the company discloses deal to resolve investigations into compliance with US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Under an agreement […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
A wealthy businessman was caught running a £2.6million illegal waste racket where he buried toxic rubbish underground next to his Grade II-listed mansion. Homeowner Howard Rees, 65, and 53-year-old accomplice […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 ‘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 […]
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 […]
Families are raising concerns over a new £25 million clinical waste incinerator – after seeing a 30-metre high chimney tower over their homes. The Stoke Clinical Waste Incineration Facility is […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The black market for human placentas thriving in China People who buy fresh human placenta believe it has healing properties and will either cook and eat it, or process and […]
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 […]
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 […]