1. The International POPs Elimination Project (IPEP) Fostering Active and Effective Civil Society Participation in Preparations for Implementation of the Stockholm Convention A Study on Waste Incineration Activities in Nairobi that Release Dioxin and Furan into the Environment Environmental Liaison, Education and Action for Development (ENVILEAD) Kenya November 2005 Cannon House Annex Building, Haile Selassie […]

Youth battle a waste incinerator. It’s the threat of dangerous air pollution that has students at Curtis Bay’s Benjamin Franklin High School leaving the classroom and demonstrating in the streets of Baltimore. In Curtis Bay, a neglected waterfront neighborhood at the southwestern fringes of Baltimore, an alliance of environmental activists and neighborhood groups—including an energetic […]

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A visit to the hospital does not usually reveal what happens at the back. It is here where discarded blood and body tissues and parts from surgeries, pharmaceuticals, medicine bottles — tonnes of hospital waste — go through. In the case of the Kenyatta National Hospital, this could be as much as one tonne a […]

Recently a dream came true for me. I had the opportunity to participate in a guided tour through the waste incineration plant in Cologne. That may seem strange. Sometimes I catch myself when I get stuck on documentary programs about recycling methods in the (rare) zapping through the TV channels. Obviously this topic fascinates me. […]

The figure was revealed in the Alice Springs regional waste management facility report for October. The dead pet you asked the vet to dispose of will end up buried in landfill, in most places across the country, and Alice Springs is no different. “It’s a combination of horses, dogs, cats, pigs, any animal that dies,” […]

The first of many public meetings concerning the disposal of more than 15 million pounds of M6 propellant at Camp Minden drew close to 150 concerned citizens and officials to the Minden Civic Center Thursday night. There, they learned the agreement reached between the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army, which will fund […]

Patients with this debilitating virus produce 440 gallons of medical waste daily, including instruments, gowns, gloves, body fluids, sheets, mattresses and more. That’s a substantial amount of medical waste in any situation, but it’s especially daunting in this case because it needs to be disposed of extremely cautiously, to avoid the risk of spreading infection. […]

Medical Waste Removal Companies Medical Waste Service Suggestions There are different types of wastes that people need to be conscious about in order to avoid exposure to this waste that may cause health illnesses and diseases. One of the most dangerous types of waste that people need to get rid of is hazardous wastes. These […]

A single Ebola patient treated in a U.S. hospital will generate eight 55-gallon barrels of medical waste each day. Protective gloves, gowns, masks and booties are donned and doffed by all who approach the patient’s bedside and then discarded. Disposable medical instruments, packaging, bed linens, cups, plates, tissues, towels, pillowcases and anything that is used […]