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Mechanical Treatment is also available as a pre-treatment option for any of the AT's outlined above. By pulverising, shredding, crushing etc the [[Healthcare Waste|waste]] this results in a reduction of the volume of the [[Healthcare Waste|waste]] by 60% plus although it does not kill any pathogens, microorganisms or disinfect equipment<ref>[https://www.malsparo.com/treat2.htm Malsparo]</ref>. | Mechanical Treatment is also available as a pre-treatment option for any of the AT's outlined above. By pulverising, shredding, crushing etc the [[Healthcare Waste|waste]] this results in a reduction of the volume of the [[Healthcare Waste|waste]] by 60% plus although it does not kill any pathogens, microorganisms or disinfect equipment<ref>[https://www.malsparo.com/treat2.htm Malsparo]</ref>. | ||
==NHS Management of Healthcare Waste [[ERIC]]== | |||
The [[wikipedia:National Health Service| NHS]] report their management of Healthcare Waste via the Estates Returns Information Collection ('''[[ERIC]]''') dataset<ref>https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/estates-returns-information-collection</ref> which gives a break down the tonnage, management approach, and associated cost of waste - including Healthcare/Clinical Waste. The figure below for the ERIC data over the last four years shows a downward trend for Healthcare Waste going to incineration<ref>The data for 2017 and 2018 is on a different basis within ERIC and represents the total waste sent for incineration, leading to an exaggeration of the drop in incineration in the figure</ref><ref>For the data for 2020/21 the figure produced by Monksleigh adjusts the ERIC data for 4 NHS Trusts that appear to have reported in kg rather than tonnes. This is the subject of a review by NHS Digital as it also impacts the Clinical Waste tonnage treated as a whole by the NHS estate</ref> (against a backdrop of increasing tonnage overall, notwithstanding the impacts of the [[wikipedia: COVID-19|pandemic]], this means increasing tonnage has gone to treatment). The figure also shows that the proportion of waste incinerated from the [[wikipedia:National Health Service| NHS]] has dropped relative to the total Healthcare Waste incinerated - reflecting that non-NHS facilities (such as private hospitals, care homes etc)<ref>https://digital.nhs.uk/services/organisation-data-service/file-downloads/non-nhs-organisations</ref> have relied more heavily on incineration than treatment for the management of their waste over recent years. | |||
[[File:NHS Tonnage Incinerated vs Total.png|500px|center|NHS Clinical Waste Incinerated vs total Clinical Waste Incinerated - all rights reserved Monksleigh Ltd]] | |||
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