Hazardous Waste

Tanzania: Fear As Medical Waste Dumped Into Sea Waters

An environmental disaster was in the making in Zanzibar, thanks God that it was discovered just in time though damage had already been done.

Publication Date: 
08/05/2017
All Africa
Tags:
Hazardous Waste, Waste Disposal, Tanzania, Marine Ecosystems, Hospital Waste, WHO, Africa
Health

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding occupational safety of the employees of M/s Bhopal Incinerator Ltd., Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, 10/03/2017

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Sunil Patel Vs M/s Bhopal Incinerator Ltd. dated 10/03/2017 regarding occupational safety of the employees of M/s Bhopal Incinerator Ltd., Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.

Judgement Date: 
10/03/2017
Tags:
Hospital Waste, Waste Incineration, Bhopal (D), Madhya Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Occupational Safety, Compensation
Solid Waste

Not handled with care: A survey of biomedical waste practices in Jharkhand

The healthcare sector is known to be a wellness centre and must unwittingly act as a source of further risk exposure to the healthcare staffs, patients and their families as well as the neighbourhood.

Publication Date: 
01/02/2017
Chandra Bhushan, Kankana Das
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
Tags:
Hospital Waste, Waste Management, Jharkhand, Health Care, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
Solid Waste

Waste management in Myanmar: current status, key challenges and recommendations for national and city waste management strategies

This policy report reviews the current status of waste management in Myanmar and confirms that it remains at a preliminary stage, attributed to challenges at both the national and city levels resulting from a range of technical, social, economic and institutional constraints.

Publication Date: 
31/01/2017
Dickella Gamaralalage Jagath Premakumara, Matthew Hengesbaugh, Kazunobu Onogawa, Ohnmar May Tin Hlaing
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
Tags:
Waste Management, Municipal Solid Waste, Industrial Waste, Hospital Waste, Wastewater, Myanmar, Urbanisation, Health Effects
Sanitation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding management of wastes (municipal solid wastes, hospital hazardous wastes) in NCT Delhi, 11/01/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Almitra H. Patel & Others Vs. Union of India & Others dated 11/01/2017 regarding generation and management of all kinds of wastes (municipal solid wastes, hospital hazardous wastes).

Judgement Date: 
11/01/2017
Tags:
Municipal Solid Waste, Hospital Waste, Waste Management, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Municipal Corporations, Health Effects
Water Supply

Shanghai water supply hit by 100-tonne wave of garbage

Medical waste, broken bottles and household trash are some of the items found in more than 100 tonnes of garbage salvaged near a drinking water reservoir in Shanghai.

Publication Date: 
23/12/2016
Guardian (UK)
Tags:
Water Supply, Drinking Water, Water Pollution, China, Water Quality, Garbage, Hospital Waste, Hazardous Waste
Hazardous Waste

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding biomedical waste management, Chhattisgarh, 15/12/2016

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Mahesh Dubey Vs Chattisgarh Environment Conservation Board & Others dated 15/12/2016 regarding improper disposal and mis-management of biomedical waste in the State of Chhattisgarh.

NGT directs a State Level Committee to be constituted which will prepare a complete and comprehensive inventory of all the HCFs (Health Care Facilities), as defined under Rules of 2016 and thereafter prepare the action plan regarding proper and effective implementation of the provisions of Bio-Medical Management Rules, 2016.

Judgement Date: 
15/12/2016
Tags:
Hospital Waste, Hazardous Waste, Waste Management, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Chhattisgarh
Solid Waste

Biomedical waste management in Dakar: legal framework, health and environment issues

A rapid growth of population in Dakar has led to an increase in the number of healthcare facilities in the city, with an immediate consequence of considerable increase in biomedical waste generation and considerable challenge to the already burdened the city’s waste management system.

Publication Date: 
01/12/2016
Dieng, C, . Mberu, B., Dimbuene, Z., Faye, C., Amugsi, D., Aboderin, I
Urban Africa Risk Knowledge
Tags:
Hospital Waste, Waste Management, Africa, Solid Waste, Waste Disposal, Health Effects, Urbanisation, Environment, Senegal
Hazardous Waste

Kochi to get biomedical waste treatment plant

KOCHI: To tackle the mounting biomedical waste crisis in Southern Kerala, especially in Kochi, the Kerala Enviro Infrastructure Ltd (KEIL) has proposed a treatment plant at Puthencruz in Ernakulam.

Publication Date: 
24/10/2016
Times Of India (Kochi)
Tags:
Kerala, Hospital Waste, Waste Treatment, Environment Clearance (EC), Ernakulam, State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Hazardous Waste
Hazardous Waste

SNMC to introduce centralized system to collect medical waste

AGRA: In an attempt to prevent lapses in the disposal of medical waste in Sarojini Naidu Medical College (SNMC), officials have decided to introduce centralize collection of medical waste and also

Publication Date: 
24/10/2016
Yogesh Dubey
Times Of India (Agra)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Agra (T), Hospital Waste, Waste Disposal, Hazardous Waste

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