Medical Waste
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Plans for Beiseker incinerator quashed by councilAt a meeting on Tuesday night, Beiseker council voted unanimously to block a medical waste incinerator from being built in the village.CanadaNov 13, 2019
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Beiseker residents concerned about proposed medical waste incineratorResidents of Beiseker are concerned about a medical waste incinerator planned for the village, raising red flags around the negative environmental impacts.EnvironmentOct 14, 2019
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Northumberland County warns residents not to put medical waste in recycling and garbage binsNorthumberland County says medical waste was recently discovered at a recycling facility in Grafton.HealthJan 15, 2019
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Canadians undergo more than 1 million potentially unnecessary medical tests, treatments a year: reportCanadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) reveals the eight most common unnecessary tests and procedures patients undergo in Canada.HealthApr 6, 2017
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Dad discovers containers filled with syringes, blood in Arkansas RiverAn Oklahoma dad came upon a gruesome sight while boating in the Arkansas River last weekend: five containers filled with used syringes and vials of blood.EnvironmentMar 16, 2015
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Dentist’s patient information found scattered on Toronto streetOntario’s acting privacy commissioner is concerned after documents containing personal patient information were recently found scattered across a Toronto neighbourhood.Nov 10, 2014
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Fetal tissue from B.C. used to power Oregon homesAn Oregon county commission has ordered an incinerator to stop accepting boxed medical waste to generate electricity after learning the waste may include tissue from aborted fetuses.CanadaApr 24, 2014
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