Healthcare Waste - Revision history

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			==Macro Tonnage==
			The macro-level data reported for 2020 by [[DEFRA]]<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-waste-data UK Statistics on Waste July 2020 update]</ref> for tonnage arisings is summarised in the figure below, with a total of 355kt tonnes of Healthcare Waste (and some associated biological waste) arising in the UK, the large majority of which came from the service sector :

	==Clinical Waste==		[[File:Helathcare tonnage 2020.png\|1000px\|center]]
			==Overview==
			===Clinical Waste===
	'''Clinical Waste''' is [[Healthcare Waste]] that:		'''Clinical Waste''' is [[Healthcare Waste]] that:
	*contains viable micro-organisms or their toxins which are known or reliably believed to cause disease in humans or other living organisms		*contains viable micro-organisms or their toxins which are known or reliably believed to cause disease in humans or other living organisms
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	*is waste of a similar nature from a non-healthcare activity		*is waste of a similar nature from a non-healthcare activity

	==Offensive Waste==		===Offensive Waste===
	'''Offensive Waste''' is non-infectious waste which is unpleasant and may cause offence to those coming into contact with it. It includes<ref name="Net">[https://www.netregs.org.uk/environmental-topics/waste/managing-waste-materials/offensive-waste/ NetRegs]</ref>:		'''Offensive Waste''' is non-infectious waste which is unpleasant and may cause offence to those coming into contact with it. It includes<ref name="Net">[https://www.netregs.org.uk/environmental-topics/waste/managing-waste-materials/offensive-waste/ NetRegs]</ref>:
	*outer dressings and protective clothing e.g. masks, gowns and gloves that are not contaminated with body fluids		*outer dressings and protective clothing e.g. masks, gowns and gloves that are not contaminated with body fluids
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	*any waste that is infectious (i.e. a clinical waste)		*any waste that is infectious (i.e. a clinical waste)

	==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> 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 July 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:		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 July 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:

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	* Process efficiency appropriate measures		* Process efficiency appropriate measures

	==Healthcare Waste - Packaging Colour and Appropriate Waste Management==		==Categories of Healthcare Waste (Packaging Colour and Appropriate Waste Management)==
	The types of [[Healthcare Waste]] are grouped and designated by packaging colour set out in the table below (can be bag colour or lid colour)<ref>[https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5f05a7fae90e0712d0206e88/Types_of_healthcare_waste_table.pdf Types of Healthcare Waste]</ref> <ref name ='Tech1'/>:		The types of [[Healthcare Waste]] are grouped and designated by packaging colour set out in the table below (can be bag colour or lid colour)<ref>[https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5f05a7fae90e0712d0206e88/Types_of_healthcare_waste_table.pdf Types of Healthcare Waste]</ref> <ref name ='Tech1'/>:

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	With regard to the table above, it can be seen that there are options for '''incineration''' and '''alternative treatment''' and in some specific cases [[landfill]] is acceptable.		With regard to the table above, it can be seen that there are options for '''incineration''' and '''alternative treatment''' and in some specific cases [[landfill]] is acceptable.
	===Incineration===		===Incineration===
	For [[incineration]], Healthcare Waste will normally be incinerated in [[High Temperature and Clinical Waste Incineration]]. Some [[Residual Waste EFW]] incinerators are able to dispose of specific Clinical Waste streams, and as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic the [[EA]] published a Regulatory Position Statement (RPS C23) clarifying the circumstances where COVID-19 waste ~~can~~ be [[Incineration\|incinerated]] with Municipal Waste Waste ([[MSW]]) until July 2021. <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/incinerating-specified-healthcare-wastes-at-a-municipal-waste-incinerator-rps-c23/incinerating-specified-healthcare-wastes-at-a-municipal-waste-incinerator-rps-c23#conditions-you-must-comply-with RPS C23]</ref>		For [[incineration]], Healthcare Waste will normally be incinerated in [[High Temperature and Clinical Waste Incineration]]. The graph below shows the trend for different types of incineration of Healthcare Waste, plus the small amount that was exported for [[R1]] incineration. Some [[Residual Waste EFW]] incinerators are able to dispose of specific Clinical Waste streams, and as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic the [[EA]] published a Regulatory Position Statement (RPS C23) clarifying the circumstances where COVID-19 waste could be [[Incineration\|incinerated]] with Municipal Waste Waste ([[MSW]]) until July 2021. <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/incinerating-specified-healthcare-wastes-at-a-municipal-waste-incinerator-rps-c23/incinerating-specified-healthcare-wastes-at-a-municipal-waste-incinerator-rps-c23#conditions-you-must-comply-with RPS C23]</ref>
			[[File:Clinical Waste Incineration Graph.png\|600px\|center\|Graph of Clinical Waste to Incineration all rights reserved Monksleigh]]

	===Alternative Treatment===		===Alternative Treatment===

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	==NHS Management of Healthcare Waste [[ERIC]]==		==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>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.		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]]		[[File:NHS Tonnage Incinerated vs Total.png\|500px\|center\|NHS Clinical Waste Incinerated vs total Clinical Waste Incinerated - all rights reserved Monksleigh Ltd]]

	==References==		==References==
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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==		==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]]''') ~~portal~~<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>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.		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>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]]		[[File:NHS Tonnage Incinerated vs Total.png\|500px\|center\|NHS Clinical Waste Incinerated vs total Clinical Waste Incinerated - all rights reserved Monksleigh Ltd]]

	==References==		==References==
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	==NHS Management of Healthcare Waste==		==NHS Management of Healthcare Waste==
	The [[wikipedia:National Health Service\| NHS]] report their management of Healthcare Waste via the Estates Returns Information Collection ('''ERIC''') portal<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>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.		The [[wikipedia:National Health Service\| NHS]] report their management of Healthcare Waste via the Estates Returns Information Collection ('''[[ERIC]]''') portal<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>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]]		[[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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	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==
			The [[wikipedia:National Health Service\| NHS]] report their management of Healthcare Waste via the Estates Returns Information Collection ('''ERIC''') portal<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>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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	With regard to the table above, it can be seen that there are options for '''incineration''' and '''alternative treatment''' and in some specific cases [[landfill]] is acceptable.		With regard to the table above, it can be seen that there are options for '''incineration''' and '''alternative treatment''' and in some specific cases [[landfill]] is acceptable.
	===Incineration===		===Incineration===
	For [[incineration]], Healthcare Waste will normally be incinerated in a [[High Temperature ~~Incinerator]] or dedicated [[~~Clinical Waste ~~Incinerator~~]]. Some [[Residual Waste EFW]] incinerators are able to dispose of specific Clinical Waste streams, and as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic the [[EA]] ~~has~~ published a Regulatory Position Statement (RPS C23) clarifying the circumstances where COVID-19 waste can be incinerated with Municipal Waste Waste ([[MSW]]) until July 2021. <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/incinerating-specified-healthcare-wastes-at-a-municipal-waste-incinerator-rps-c23/incinerating-specified-healthcare-wastes-at-a-municipal-waste-incinerator-rps-c23#conditions-you-must-comply-with RPS C23]</ref>		For [[incineration]], Healthcare Waste will normally be incinerated in [[High Temperature and Clinical Waste Incineration]]. Some [[Residual Waste EFW]] incinerators are able to dispose of specific Clinical Waste streams, and as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic the [[EA]] published a Regulatory Position Statement (RPS C23) clarifying the circumstances where COVID-19 waste can be [[Incineration\|incinerated]] with Municipal Waste Waste ([[MSW]]) until July 2021. <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/incinerating-specified-healthcare-wastes-at-a-municipal-waste-incinerator-rps-c23/incinerating-specified-healthcare-wastes-at-a-municipal-waste-incinerator-rps-c23#conditions-you-must-comply-with RPS C23]</ref>

	===Alternative Treatment===		===Alternative Treatment===

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	* [[Thermal Disinfection]]		* [[Thermal Disinfection]]

	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>.

	==References==		==References==
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	* [[Chemical Disinfection]]		* [[Chemical Disinfection]]
	* [[Dry Heat]]		* [[Dry Heat]]
			* [[Thermal Disinfection]]

	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>.

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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> 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 July 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:		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 July 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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	==Healthcare Waste - Packaging Colour and Appropriate Waste Management==		==Healthcare Waste - Packaging Colour and Appropriate Waste Management==
	The types of [[Healthcare Waste]] are grouped and designated by packaging colour set out in the table below (can be bag colour or lid colour)<ref>[https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5f05a7fae90e0712d0206e88/Types_of_healthcare_waste_table.pdf Types of Healthcare Waste]</ref> <ref name =''Tech1''/>:		The types of [[Healthcare Waste]] are grouped and designated by packaging colour set out in the table below (can be bag colour or lid colour)<ref>[https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5f05a7fae90e0712d0206e88/Types_of_healthcare_waste_table.pdf Types of Healthcare Waste]</ref> <ref name ='Tech1'/>:

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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 ~~'''~~[[Incineration]]'''		\|Appropriate healthcare waste management activities\|\|Storage, '''alternative treatment or [[Incineration]]'''
	\|-		\|-
	\|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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	===Alternative Treatment===		===Alternative Treatment===
	There are several types of Alternative Treatments (AT) available for the treatment of [[Healthcare Waste]] all of which must demonstrate that the [[Healthcare Waste]] is 'rendered safe'<ref name=''Tech1''/>. 'Rendered safe' means:		There are several types of Alternative Treatments (AT) available for the treatment of [[Healthcare Waste]] all of which must demonstrate that the [[Healthcare Waste]] is 'rendered safe'<ref name='Tech1'/>. 'Rendered safe' means:
	* demonstrates the ability to reduce the number of infectious organisms present in the waste to a level at which no additional precautions are needed to protect workers or the public against infection from the waste;		* demonstrates the ability to reduce the number of infectious organisms present in the waste to a level at which no additional precautions are needed to protect workers or the public against infection from the waste;
	* destroys anatomical waste such that it is no longer generally recognisable;		* destroys anatomical waste such that it is no longer generally recognisable;