The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) has confirmed that the Green Scorpions executed a search warrant at the Solid Waste Technologies’ City Deep, Johannesburg, processing facility last month. The company has been prosecuted in the past for...
By Frances Ringwood Experts claim that disposable nappies take up to 500 years to biodegrade, making these one of the most intractable materials regularly deposited in landfill sites. Vanishing reusables In South Africa, some of our mothers and...
Dirty adult nappies, injection needles and bloodstained bandages were discovered by congregants of the All Saints Anglican Church in Bellair in their church yard last weekend. The medical waste was in pink plastic bags and also included surgical...
A lot has been said over the years regarding the health and hygiene in hospitals, but one thing that is over looked time and again is hospital-acquired infections. As such, one of the most important tools in hospital hygiene is hospital bins....
