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Bringing health technology into Middle East

After success in Al Adan Hospital project Kuwait, Ecosir Group expands its technology promotion into Global Health Exhibition, at Riyadh in Saudi-Arabia. The latest innovations in the field of hospital waste and dirty linen vacuum transfer solutions are great tools against multi-resistant bacteria without forgetting the cost savings and patient healing process. The exhibition booth was honored ...

Sep. 10, 2018

By Ecosir Group Oy

Plant for hospital waste is triggered in Latvia

It was installed and put into operation the new 3R13 shredder / 75ER inside a the plant for sterilization. Set up thanks to a collaboration with a customer of SatrindTech, the system, designed for the shredding and sterilization of medical waste, has a throughput of 1000 kg/h. Click here to watch the ...

Feb. 24, 2015

By SatrindTech Srl

Steriltech Waste Company: a complete approach for the management of hospital solid waste

By choosing an integrated management of solid hospital waste based on the on-site sterilization, healthcare facilities can benefit a significant reduction in costs, with annual savings of over 50%. Steriltech Waste Company is an italian company belonging to Newster Group which offers assistance for the management of hospital solid waste through a complete approach, from the collection in the ...

Feb. 2, 2021

By Newster System S.r.l.

Thermal treatment: Medical and hazardous waste

In addition to the ecological aspect of the correct disposal of medical waste, hygiene and safety are paramount. Potential dangers such as contamination and risk of injury from the waste are avoided by the automated and externally sealed system. In addition to the volume reduction of waste, a high and sterile ash quality is achieved. A thermal treatment plant for hospital waste is ...

Apr. 8, 2021

By Michaelis GmbH & Co. KG.

School and hospital waste collections could cost local authorities £38M

Waste collection costs for local authorities in England and Wales could increase by £38.8 million if they are requested to collect the 600,000 tonnes of waste from Schedule 2 premises currently collected by commercial operators, new research suggests. Schedule 2 premises include schools, hospitals and charity shops. (See below) Schedule 2 of the Controlled Waste Regulations (CWR) sets out the ...

Dec. 4, 2009

By MRW - Materials Recycling World - EMAP Publishing Limited Company

Preparing for Installation in Pakistan

Within recent years we have seen our international reputation grow, as we work with increasing numbers of world aid agencies alongside governments in providing long-term solutions to treating the growing problem of increasing levels of Medical Waste. In the final months of 2017, we were awarded our largest international contract to date to provide 13 MP500 (Medical/Pathological) medical waste ...

Mar. 27, 2018

By Addfield Environmental Systems Ltd.

Preparing for installation in Pakistan

Within recent years we have seen our international reputation grow, as we work with increasing numbers of world aid agencies alongside governments in providing long-term solutions to treating the growing problem of increasing levels of Medical Waste. In the final months of 2017, we were awarded our largest international contract to date to provide 13 MP500 (Medical/Pathological) medical waste ...

Mar. 27, 2018

By Addfield Environmental Systems Ltd.

Should the UK Rethink the handling of Medical Waste Following Ebola Outbreak?

The UK is worryingly underprepared when it comes to hazardous waste disposal in high-risk environments and too reliant on out-dated procedures that leave those responsible for waste collection vulnerable and open to infection. Whilst Ebola represents a small risk to the UK, the healthcare sector and industries responsible for managing high-risk waste should re-examine the way in which they ...

Aug. 28, 2014

By GPT Waste Management Ltd

Successful presentation of Tecam Group environmental technology at IE Expo Shanghai 2019

Tecam Group finished today its successful participation at IE Expo Shanghai 2019 exhibition, where visitors could learn more about our environmental turn-key projects for Exhaust Air Treatment and for Industrial Waste Incineration in China. It was a fruitful event for international and local experts, where Tecam Group was able to present for the 4th year in a row how environmental technology can ...

Apr. 17, 2019

By TECAM

Mobile incinerator mod. EXCE MB

Mobile incinerator mod. EXCE MB are designed to be installed on trailer or on truck beds or in a container, even of small dimensions, in order to make an incineration immediate intervention possible directly in the place of production of the waste. Equipped with power generator and fuel tank, the mobile unit can independently work even in very isolated pla-ces. It is suitable for the safe ...

Aug. 10, 2017

By For.Tec. Forniture Tecnologiche S.r.l.

Landfill waste found in containers returned from Brazil

Unsuitable waste mixed with plastic has been found in some of the waste containers that were recently repatriated from Brazil. After forensic examination, environmental crime investigators from the Environment Agency have so far found nappies, wellington boots, torn and dirty textiles, cat food pouches and rotting cardboard in the containers. This has all been collected as evidence in the case. ...

Sep. 23, 2009

By MRW - Materials Recycling World - EMAP Publishing Limited Company

M400/1-400 in stainless steel for shredding hospital-specific waste

Especially clinics are faced with the challenge of disposing of waste hygienically safe, environmentally friendly and cost-effective. ERDWICH helps to meet these challenges with its special shredders. Today, a special-purpose single-shaft shredder M400/1-400 is on its way to our customer. Completely made of stainless steel and equipped with a special sealing and pusher unit, it reliably ...

Aug. 1, 2019

By Erdwich Zerkleinerungs-Systeme GmbH

Estonians invest in Bulgarian recycling factory

Envatech Baltic Service OU, a recycling company located in the Estonian city of Tallinn, is planning to build a recycling factory in Pleven, Bulgaria. The investment is valued at Euro 30 million (US$ 43 million). Expected to come on stream in 15 to 18 months, the facility will solve a significant proportion of the Pleven region’s ecological problems by recycling 25 tonnes per day of hospital, ...

Jan. 15, 2008

By Recycling International part of Eisma Industriemedia BV

Our M400/1-400 in stainless steel for shredding hospital-specific waste

The problem of medical waste is increasing with the steadily growing population. Especially clinics are faced with the challenge of disposing of waste hygienically safe, environmentally friendly and cost-effective. ERDWICH helps to meet these challenges with its special shredders. Today, a special-purpose single-shaft shredder M400/1-400 is on its way to our customer. Completely made of ...

Oct. 15, 2019

By Erdwich Zerkleinerungs-Systeme GmbH

Treasury rescues waste PFI projects with GBP 3.5bn injection - UPDATE

Waste management private finance initiative projects are set to benefit from a GBP 3.5 billion cash injection from the Treasury to kick start projects that have been delayed by the credit crunch. The extra money, is to be available from now, for school, hospital and waste PFI deals, and is the latest initiative from the Government to boost the economy. Top of the list for new investment are ...

Mar. 3, 2009

By MRW - Materials Recycling World - EMAP Publishing Limited Company

Arvia Wins Innovation Award At WEX Global

Entitled “Water, Energy and an End to Waste: Winning Strategies for the Resource Revolution”, the 10th Anniversary programme of WEX Global focused on the water sector. Presentations of innovative technologies took centre-stage on 1st March, when the award for Innovation was announced during the WEX Gala Dinner. The interactive Innovation forum featured short presentations by ...

Mar. 2, 2016

By Arvia Technology

Waste Management World article – Kelly Lake facility work starts

In the far north of Canada’s Yukon Territory the community of Old Crow is located in pristine wilderness, home to the extraordinarily huge Porcupine Caribou migration, Musk-Ox and Grizzly Bears. The Old Crow First nation community and territorial government developed a comprehensive request for proposals to clean the local garbage dump and provide a method of cleanly destroying waste. WTEC ...

Dec. 29, 2011

By Waste to Energy Canada Ltd (WTEC)

Pollution Prevention Videoconference Links Hospital Staffers

OLYMPIA, Washington (ENS) - Hospital employees across Washington state can learn the most current methods for managing and reducing hospital wastes, especially from disinfection and sterilization processes, at an interactive videoconference broadcast to six locations on March 8, 2007. Through speaker presentations, question and answer sessions and local roundtable discussions, participants will ...

Feb. 21, 2007

By Environment News Service (ENS)

Clinical Win for GPT Waste

We are proud to announce that we have secured a 2 year, clinical waste management contract for St John & St Elizabeth Hospital This prestigious two year hospital waste management contract will see waste streams including all healthcare waste and eventually the GMW and recyclable waste. There will also be the opportunity for GPT Waste to implement a total non clinical waste service by April, ...

Feb. 18, 2014

By GPT Waste Management Ltd

Stericycle Becomes Member of Practice Greenhealth

LAKE FOREST, Ill., April 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Stericycle, Inc. (NASDAQ: SRCL) today announced it has become a member of Practice Greenhealth, a nonprofit organization spearheading positive environmental stewardship and best practices in the healthcare community. Stericycle also announced it is one of 15 members of the Practice Greenhealth (PGH) Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) ...

Apr. 12, 2012

By Stericycle, Inc.