Medical waste industry needs clean up - DA
Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:12:00 GMT
The discovery by the Green Scorpions of apparently the largest ever illegal medical waste dump in South Africa shows that the industry needs a drastic clean up. This case has emerged only six weeks after the DA released a discussion document on problems
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Waste company faces R10m fine
Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:41:00 GMT
Johannesburg - A medical waste company which was found to be illegally dumping highly infectious raw waste is being investigated for corruption and fraud, the environmental affairs department said on Sunday. 'One aspect of
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Clinics spread infection
Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:26:00 GMT
Tags: spread infection Hyderabad, Nov. 27: Every hospital has to conduct daily profiling of the waste generated by it, and keep it in separate bags so that it can be identified by the disposal agency. The used cotton has to be kept in a black bag
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