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UK – Government consults on draft guidance document – safe management of healthcare waste

The Department of Health‘‘s new consultation document "Safe Management of Healthcare Waste" has been produced as a best practice guide to the management of healthcare waste taking into consideration the requirements of Waste, Health & Safety and Carriage (Transport) Regulation. The guidance builds on existing guidance and is intended to …

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UK – results of health impacts from Sheffield landfill released

Waste management gets up the noses of local people: "There may be a genuine causal link between the landfill site and people complaining of symptoms of nasal irritation". North Sheffield Primary Care Trust (PCT) has released the second report of its Health Impact Assessment of the Parkwood Landfill site, which …

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