'Disgusting' clinical waste dumped on Sheppey beaches
Campaigners and residents are calling for an urgent clean-up of Sheppey beaches after hundreds of clinical waste vials, labeled as Virus Transport Medium, were found washed ashore. The waste is believed to have been illegally dumped over cliffs between 2020 and 2023, with erosion now exposing it along a protected coastal area. Local MP Kevin McKenna and environmental advocates are urging the Environment Agency to investigate the potential health and ecological risks.
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'Disgusting' clinical waste dumped on Sheppey beaches8 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleYvette Austinin Isle of SheppeyYvette Austin/BBCMedical vials are strewn across Sheppey beachesCampaigners are calling for a full-scale clean-up of beaches on the Isle of Sheppey following the discovery of a large quantity of illegally dumped clinical waste.The "hundreds" of vials, labelled Virus Transport Medium, are believed to be among thousands of tonnes of waste dumped over the cliffs at the north of the island.The area is a 750-acre Site of Special Scientific Interest, an important wildlife habitat, famous for its fossils.Labour MP for Sittingbourne and Sheppey Kevin McKenna, a microbiologist, said he was "deeply concerned" and called for the Environment Agency to start an "urgent…
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