A study carried out by the University of Granada (UGR) warns of the need to unify existing plans for clinical waste management in the different autonomous communities to improve recycling and waste ...

Figures revealed that NHS providers in England produce around 156,000 tonnes of clinical waste per year, from contaminated clinical materials to hazardous chemicals and sharps*. With thousands of ...

HAZARDOUS clinical waste is being transported in the same hospital trolleys as sterile medical equipment — sparking fears of lethal cross-contamination. A whistleblower raised serious safety concerns ...

A Lanarkshire clinical waste management company has created 50 new jobs following a £10m investment in energy efficiency and recycling. Healthcare Environmental Group, the largest independent waste ...

The UK’s medical waste backlog will be aggravated by the decision to strip a clinical waste disposal firm of NHS contracts, the company has said. Some of the contracts held by Healthcare Environment ...

Human body parts and blood from Scotland’s hospitals were stored unlawfully at a depot in Scottish health secretary Neil Gray’s constituency, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. Trucks and containers used ...

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals (DBTH) are celebrating national recognition after being awarded ‘Best Reduction of ...

A WOMAN has slammed a council after turning to the Leader to prompt action over a mounting pile of uncollected waste outside her home. The Leader has reported in recent weeks on two cases of missed ...