Priority Waste Stream for Clinical Waste and the Development of Sanpro Waste Guidance

SNIFFER Code: UKW01

Year: 2007

Project Status: Complete

Short description: The research was undertaken in two key phases: Phase I Data collection and baseline review for priority waste streams for clinical and sanpro wastes in Scotland and Northern Ireland for the year 2003 with the aim of: - Identification of the size and source of the clinical waste stream, current waste management practice and new and emerging technologies. Where possible, data relating to sanpro waste and the special waste fraction of clinical waste was identified and reported separately; - Evaluating the recovery / disposal capacity for clinical waste. Phase II Development of best practice guidance for the management of sanpro waste, primarily focusing on the waste produced from the healthcare sector, with the aim of: - Improving the understanding of the scale of sanpro waste arisings; - Production of guidance to significant producers on improved methodologies for classifying and managing this waste stream; - Assessment of available options for the management of this waste, taking account of the economic, social and environmental considerations for Scotland and Northern Ireland.

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Lead Organisation: SNIFFER

Contact: SNIFFER (info@sniffer.org.uk)

Funding Collaborators: Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA),Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)

Contractor(s): Enviros Consulting Ltd,SKM Enviros