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==Management of Healthcare Waste== | ==Management of Healthcare Waste== | ||
The management of Healthcare Wastes is set out in '''Healthcare Technical Memorandum 07-01 - Safe Management of Healthcare Waste'''<ref name=''Tech1''>[https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/167976/HTM_07-01_Final.pdf Link to pdf document]</ref> | The management of Healthcare Wastes is set out in '''Healthcare Technical Memorandum 07-01 - Safe Management of Healthcare Waste'''<ref name=''Tech1''>[https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/167976/HTM_07-01_Final.pdf Link to pdf document]</ref> which replaced the Safe Management of Healthcare Waste in 2013 <ref>Published in 2006, this removed the clinical waste classification system categorising into 5 types; A to E</ref>. Management of Healthcare Waste for regulated facilities with an environmental permit is the subject of guidance issued in June 2020 <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/guidance/healthcare-waste-appropriate-measures-for-permitted-facilities Healthcare Waste:Appropriate Measures for Permitted Facilities]</ref> by the [[EA]] which sets out appropriate measures in the following sections: | ||
* When appropriate measures apply | * When appropriate measures apply | ||
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!colspan="3"| Colour of Packaging: Orange | !colspan="3"| Colour of Packaging: Orange | ||
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|Appropriate healthcare waste management activities||Storage, '''alternative treatment or | |Appropriate healthcare waste management activities||Storage, '''alternative treatment or '''[[Incineration]]''' | ||
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|rowspan=5|Waste types and List of Waste (LoW) code(s)||rowspan=5|'''Infectious waste''', not contaminated with chemicals or medicines | |rowspan=5|Waste types and List of Waste (LoW) code(s)||rowspan=5|'''Infectious waste''', not contaminated with chemicals or medicines | ||
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! colspan="3"|Colour of Packaging: Yellow | ! colspan="3"|Colour of Packaging: Yellow | ||
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|Appropriate healthcare waste management activities||Storage and ''' | |Appropriate healthcare waste management activities||Storage and '''[[Incineration]]''' | ||
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|rowspan=6|Waste types and List of Waste (LoW) code(s)||rowspan=3|'''Infectious waste''', contaminated with chemicals: | |rowspan=6|Waste types and List of Waste (LoW) code(s)||rowspan=3|'''Infectious waste''', contaminated with chemicals: | ||
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! colspan="3"|Colour of Packaging: Red | ! colspan="3"|Colour of Packaging: Red | ||
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|Appropriate healthcare waste management activities||Storage and ''' | |Appropriate healthcare waste management activities||Storage and '''[[Incineration]]''' | ||
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|rowspan=12|Waste types and List of Waste (LoW) code(s)||rowspan=3|Infectious '''anatomical waste''', chemically preserved: | |rowspan=12|Waste types and List of Waste (LoW) code(s)||rowspan=3|Infectious '''anatomical waste''', chemically preserved: | ||
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! colspan="7"|Colour of Packaging: Purple | ! colspan="7"|Colour of Packaging: Purple | ||
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|Appropriate healthcare waste management activities||Storage and ''' | |Appropriate healthcare waste management activities||Storage and '''[[Incineration]]''' | ||
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|rowspan=6|Waste types and List of Waste (LoW) code(s)||rowspan=3|'''Cytotoxic and cytostatic''' medicines: | |rowspan=6|Waste types and List of Waste (LoW) code(s)||rowspan=3|'''Cytotoxic and cytostatic''' medicines: | ||
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! colspan="3"|Colour of Packaging: Blue | ! colspan="3"|Colour of Packaging: Blue | ||
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|Appropriate healthcare waste management activities||Storage and ''' | |Appropriate healthcare waste management activities||Storage and '''[[Incineration]]''' | ||
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|Waste types and List of Waste (LoW) code(s)||Other '''waste medicines''', excluding cytotoxic and cytostatic medicines||[[EWCChap18|18 01 09]], [[EWCChap18|18 02 08]] or [[EWCChap20|20 01 32]] | |Waste types and List of Waste (LoW) code(s)||Other '''waste medicines''', excluding cytotoxic and cytostatic medicines||[[EWCChap18|18 01 09]], [[EWCChap18|18 02 08]] or [[EWCChap20|20 01 32]] | ||
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! colspan="3"|Colour of Packaging: Black and Yellow ('tiger bags') | ! colspan="3"|Colour of Packaging: Black and Yellow ('tiger bags') | ||
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|Appropriate healthcare waste management activities||Storage, ''' | |Appropriate healthcare waste management activities||Storage, '''[[Incineration]]''' or '''[[Landfill]]'''. Compaction, where specifically permitted. | ||
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|rowspan=4|Waste types and List of Waste (LoW) code(s)||rowspan=3|Non-infectious '''offensive waste''': | |rowspan=4|Waste types and List of Waste (LoW) code(s)||rowspan=3|Non-infectious '''offensive waste''': | ||
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! colspan="3"|Colour of Packaging: Not Specified | ! colspan="3"|Colour of Packaging: Not Specified | ||
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|Appropriate healthcare waste management activities||Storage, ''' | |Appropriate healthcare waste management activities||Storage, '''[[Incineration]]''' or '''[[Landfill]]'''. Compaction, where specifically permitted. | ||
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|rowspan=4|Waste types and List of Waste (LoW) code(s)||rowspan=3|Non-infectious '''offensive waste''': | |rowspan=4|Waste types and List of Waste (LoW) code(s)||rowspan=3|Non-infectious '''offensive waste''': | ||