Topic: blood vials
Valentine’s Day Lovers Wall clean-up removes 1,350 pounds of plastic
More than 100 volunteers spent Valentine's Day morning cleaning up the beach and roadside area of East End's Lovers Wall, and removed at least 1,350 pounds of trash.
Multi-agency team investigating medical waste on beaches
Government has stepped up efforts to address the issue of medical waste, such as blood vials, hypodermic needles and syringes, washing up on local beaches.
Beach clean-up volunteers find more blood vials, syringes
Among the usual marine garbage, microplastics and Styrofoam found by volunteers on beach clean-ups over the weekend were items that appear to be washing up on a regular basis – vials of blood and syringes.
Beachgoers find syringes at Barkers Beach
A group of beachgoers were left shocked after finding partially buried needles and syringes along a stretch of Barkers Beach in West Bay.
Ministry of Health to investigate medical waste on beaches
The Ministry of Health says it will investigate the origin of blood vials and other medical waste which have been washing up on Cayman's beaches.
Blood vials found on several more beaches
the Cayman Compass reported on Thursday that vials of blood and a syringe had been found on Seven Mile Beach, several people have come forward to describing finding similar vials – some with intact labels – on beaches around the island.
