How To Protect Your Business From The Waste Collection Minefield

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There are a number of legal Acts and regulations such as the Environmental Protection Act 1990, The Controlled Waste Regulations Act 1992 and the Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005 that control waste management and collection in order to prevent any harm coming to the environment or any people.

Breaking any of these waste collection laws can be very serious. If you are in breach of any of these regulations or acts , you may be fined or even face a prison sentence.

These laws and regulations apply to many different sorts of clinical waste. They include but are not limited to:-

Dental Waste

Medicinal Waste

Gypsum Waste

Loose Waste Bags

Ophthalmic Waste Disposal

Sharps Containers

Nappy Disposal and

Controlled Drugs Disposal

So what can you do to ensure that your organisation complies with these waste collection laws and keeps the environment and other people safe as well as ensuring you aren't facing hefty fines or imprisonment?

It may be a good idea to consider outsourcing your commercial waste collection to a specialist company. A good waste collection service provider should offer affordable prices so you not only have the best in a medical waste collection service, but you also have the most cost effective solution to you waste issues. They should be able to handle all sorts of waste disposal such as nappy disposal and incontinence disposal, prescription and controlled drug collations, sharps disposal - hypodermic needs, scalpels, and blades - and dental waste collection and disposal.

It's worth noting that some types of waste disposal require stringent procedures to be adhered to. For example, when disposing of a controlled drug (or group of controlled drugs), you must fully denature them prior to recorded disposal.

Your waste collection provider should provide you with a suitable drug destruction kits that effectively denature controlled drugs.

Once your controlled drugs have been denatured, they will need to be securely transported treatment facility for licensed disposal.

Outsourcing your waste collection to a licensed carrier can offer the safest forms of waste transportation along with trained operatives who know exactly what they're doing. This can limit your risk and ensure your waste is disposed of correctly. A trustworthy and reliable waste collection company will ensure you are given a waste transfer notice or duty of care notice to prove that you have complied with the law.

Make sure your waste collection and disposal is fully compliant, don't take any chances..

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