General information
Clinical waste
Inappropriately segregated waste costs the NHS money. NHS Assure has advised that on average approximately 30% of clinical waste disposed in an orange bag is actual clinical waste. With clinical waste disposal costing up to 3 times more than general or recycling waste, this has a significant financial, operational and environmental impact.
Dry mixed recycling
It is important not to contaminate recyclables, please empty, rinse and sort before putting in the dry mixed recycling bin.
Items that can be recycled include:
- Cans (e.g. aluminium cans, washed tins and foils)
- Plastics (e.g. washed plastics bottles including milk, bottles, coffee cups lids and plastic food containers)
- Paper (e.g. envelopes, newsletters, magazines)
- Cardboard (e.g. flat pack and corrugated cardboard and polythene).
Items that cannot be recycled include:
- Liquids (emply in sink and rinse containers first)
- Food (general waste)
- Coffee cups (general waste)
- PPE (clinical waste)
General waste
Please recycle as much of the material you have to minimise general waste.
Items that can go into general waste:
- Coffee cups
- Soiled, dirty food containers
- Uncontamined paper towels and napkins
- Plastic bags
- Polystyrene
Items that cannot go into general waste:
- Liquids (empty into the sink and rinse containers first)
- Sharps
- Recyclables
- PPE (clinical waste)
- Potentially infectious waste