Probe after fire engulfs SA’s largest medical waste plant - Juta MedicalBrief

Probe after fire engulfs SA’s largest medical waste plant - Juta MedicalBrief

Biohazard concerns and questions about nearby communities’ health and safety have been raised after a massive blaze that gutted South Africa’s largest medical waste incineration plant, which was already under scrutiny by the Green Scorpions for compliance issues in North West Province. Last Tuesday’s fire at Averda’s Klerksdorp facility – unreported until the Sunday Times began asking questions – had destroyed parts of the site that handle up to…