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With regard to the table above, it can be seen that there are options for '''incineration''' and '''alternative treatment'''. For incineration, Healthcare Waste will normally be incinerated in a [[High Temperature Incinerator]] or dedicated [[Clinical Waste Incinerator]]. Some [[Residual Waste EFW]] incinerators are able to dispose of specific Clinical Waste streams, and as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic the [[EA]] has published a Regulatory Position Statement (RPS23) clarifying the circumstances where COVID-19 waste can be incinerated with Municipal Waste Waste ([[MSW]]) until July 2021. <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/incinerating-specified-healthcare-wastes-at-a-municipal-waste-incinerator-rps-c23/incinerating-specified-healthcare-wastes-at-a-municipal-waste-incinerator-rps-c23#conditions-you-must-comply-with RPS C23]</ref> | With regard to the table above, it can be seen that there are options for '''incineration''' and '''alternative treatment'''. For incineration, Healthcare Waste will normally be incinerated in a [[High Temperature Incinerator]] or dedicated [[Clinical Waste Incinerator]]. Some [[Residual Waste EFW]] incinerators are able to dispose of specific Clinical Waste streams, and as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic the [[EA]] has published a Regulatory Position Statement (RPS23) clarifying the circumstances where COVID-19 waste can be incinerated with Municipal Waste Waste ([[MSW]]) until July 2021. <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/incinerating-specified-healthcare-wastes-at-a-municipal-waste-incinerator-rps-c23/incinerating-specified-healthcare-wastes-at-a-municipal-waste-incinerator-rps-c23#conditions-you-must-comply-with RPS C23]</ref> | ||
With regard to any treatment process, it must demonstrate that Healthcare Waste is 'rendered safe'. 'Rendered safe' means: | With regard to any treatment process, it must demonstrate that Healthcare Waste is 'rendered safe'<ref name=''Tech1''/>. 'Rendered safe' means: | ||
* demonstrates the ability to reduce the number of infectious organisms present in the waste to a level at which no additional precautions are needed to protect workers or the public against infection from the waste; | * demonstrates the ability to reduce the number of infectious organisms present in the waste to a level at which no additional precautions are needed to protect workers or the public against infection from the waste; | ||
* destroys anatomical waste such that it is no longer generally recognisable; | * destroys anatomical waste such that it is no longer generally recognisable; | ||