Ipswich Clinical Waste Incinerator

Clinical Waste Incinerator operated by Stericycle (SRCL) Ltd and located at Woodbridge Road East, Ipswich.


Ipswich Clinical Waste Incinerator
Site Location
Site Location

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Waste Licence EP3530XY
Operator SRCL
Operational Capacity 8,000tpa
Number of Lines 1
Region East of England

Annual Report Data

Year Total In Total Clinical IBA Out ACP Out Op Hours

2019 8277 8276 702 737 8045
2018
2017
2020 8387 8387 631 775 8157
2021 8111 8111 684 642 7991
2022 8307 8055 745 699 8135


Boiler House at Ipswich Hospital - Wikimedia Commons - all rights reserved
Boiler House at Ipswich Hospital - Wikimedia Commons - all rights reserved


Summary

Clinical Waste Incinerator operated by Stericycle (SRCL) Ltd and located at Woodbridge Road East, Ipswich. It is a stepped hearth design with an annual throughput capacity of 8,000 tonnes[1].

Plant

The waste is loaded into the primary combustion chamber where the main combustion takes place[1]. The flue gases them pass on to a secondary chamber that operates at a minimum temperature of 850°C for burning non-hazardous waste and in excess of a 1000°C when burning hazardous pharmaceutical waste. The secondary chamber is kept oxygen rich and is used to provide a two second residence time for the flue gas as they pass through[1].

The heat energy in the flue gas is then used to pass through a boiler to produce steam for hot water and heating in the hospital. The flue gas then have activated carbon and hydrated lime added before being filtered and vented to atmosphere via the stack[1].

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Annual Performance Report 2020, SRCL Ltd