Livestock mortalities represent a major waste stream within agriculture. Many different methods are used throughout the world to dispose of these mortalities; however within the European Union (EU) disposal options are limited by stringent legislation. The legal disposal options currently available to EU farmers (primarily rendering and incineration) are frequently negatively perceived on both ...

Foreword The CRC for Catchment Hydrology S2 project 'Managing Disposal Basins for Salt Storage within Irrigation Areas' was based on the premise that disposal basins are 'a fact of life' in the Murray-Darling Basin. Consequently there is a need for guidelines to site, design and manage them to minimise environmental and other problems. However, more than 190 existing basins were built when ther...

BACKGROUND AND METHODOLOGY UK regulations on managing fetal tissue after pregnancy loss, including abortion, are underscored by the concept of 'sensitive disposal'. This involves offering women burial or cremation and, when disposal is by the health care provider, separating fetal tissue from other clinical waste before incineration. We interviewed 23 women who had undergone one or more abortio...

I ssues pertaining to the disposal of surgical waste are seldom discussed in the dermatologic surgery literature. Management of surgical waste as pertaining to the surgeon includes proper disposal of sharps in appropriate containers as well as proper handling and disposal of infectious nonsharp materials. Attention should be paid to two particular issues. First and foremost is to minimize the r...