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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A NORTH-EAST company has developed a unique system to recycle 90 per cent of waste in a move that could transform the treatment of clinical waste in the UK. Medical Waste Solutions (MWS), from ...

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 ...

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Hundreds of staff have been made redundant at a disposal company facing a probe over a pile-up of waste from the health service. Healthcare Environmental Services (HES) became embroiled in a clinical ...