Clinical Waste Management Sittingbourne

Begin properly storing and disposing of your clinical waste right now with Sittingbourne Waste. In the process, you will save money, save lives, and save the globe! That’s not terrible for a day’s work… Sittingbourne Waste is your first stop in proper clinical waste management. You can reach us by calling 01795 250 370 or by filling in the quote on the right hand side to get an obligation free quote. 

Clinical waste management is needed by more than only specialized healthcare or medical establishments. If your company has a medical facility or even a first-aid kit, you’ll need to dispose of the by-products in a safe and legal manner using a registered clinical waste removal services company like Sittingbourne Waste. So, give us a buzz.

What is Clinical Waste?

Clinical waste is defined as waste that originates in medical, nursing, dentistry, or similar contexts and poses a risk of injury or infection to others. Syringes, needles, bandages, and dressings that have been contaminated with blood, as well as other sharp instruments, are examples. Clinical waste is hazardous or harmful and cannot be disposed of in regular waste and is frequently generated at healthcare facilities such as hospitals, clinics, doctors’ offices, veterinary hospitals, and laboratories.

There are three types of materials found in clinical waste:

1) any healthcare waste that offers an infection risk

2) certain chemically hazardous healthcare wastes;

3) pharmaceutically active compounds in medicines and medicinally polluted waste.

The Importance of Clinical Waste Management

Although it is universally recognised that vaccination saves lives, have you ever considered the topic of what happens to clinical waste generated by healthcare facilities? The World Health Organization estimates that 16 billion injections are given worldwide each year.

These staggering data show how much waste the healthcare industry generates each year throughout the world. On various levels, including the environment and health and safety, the issue of waste segregation and proper storage is a critical concern. Clinical waste management and proper waste stream classification provide numerous advantages, including cost savings, reduced environmental impact of hazardous waste due to rigorous laws, and improved health and safety.

Staff, visitors, and patients should all be safeguarded against dangerous exposure to medicine, contaminated equipment, and sharps by properly disposing of clinical waste. In a survey conducted by the Royal College of Nursing, it was discovered that 48 percent of respondents have been harmed by a sharp or needle used by a patient at some point during their careers.

Clinical Waste Segregation Sittingbourne

Clinical waste producers should use a color-coded waste segregation system to help identify and segregate waste, according to the Department of Health’s Safe Management of Healthcare Waste. It is hoped that by employing this approach as a best practice, uniformity may be reached across the UK. 

The color-coded clinical waste management system is intended to make it easier for producers and disposers to identify and handle the waste. A different colour is used to signify each type of garbage. The colours used in segregation are listed below as a reference.

Yellow Lidded Bins – partially discharged sharps, such as those contaminated with medicines (that aren’t cytotoxic or cytostatic) and trash that must be incinerated.

Medicinal and pharmaceutical waste (not cytotoxic or cytostatic) in original or equivalent packaging for incineration is accepted in blue lidded bins.

Objects contaminated with biological fluids that require alternative treatment, such as sharps, wipes, dressings, and gloves.