Sustainability should be vital to modern clinical waste management. Healthcare organisations have a responsibility not only to manage waste safely and compliantly, but also to consider how waste generation and treatment can affect the environment. Effective segregation at source is one of the simplest ways to support a more eco-friendly approach, ensuring waste is placed…
Reducing clinical waste costs does not mean cutting corners on safety or compliance. For healthcare organisations, one of the most effective ways to control waste expenditure is to improve segregation at the point of disposal. When non-infectious or offensive waste is incorrectly placed in clinical waste streams, it can unnecessarily increase treatment and disposal costs….
Healthcare organisations that produce clinical or healthcare waste must ensure it is managed safely, securely, and in accordance with applicable environmental and waste legislation. This responsibility begins when the waste is produced and continues through segregation, storage, collection, transportation, treatment and final disposal. Understanding and meeting your duty of care is essential to protect staff,…
Effective staff training is one of the most important elements of a safe and compliant healthcare waste management system. Healthcare environments produce a wide range of waste, and employees need to understand that not all waste should be treated in the same way. Training helps staff identify different waste streams and ensures waste is segregated…