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==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
[[Clinical Waste Incinerator]] operated by [[SRCL]] and located adjacent to [[The William Harvey Hospital]] in Ashford, Kent. | [[Clinical Waste Incinerator]] operated by Stericycle ([[SRCL]]) Ltd and located adjacent to [[Wikipedia:William Harvey Hospital|The William Harvey Hospital]] in Ashford, Kent. | ||
The Ashford plant [[Incineration|incinerates]] [[Clinical Waste|clinical waste]], including [[Clinical Waste|clinical wastes]] classed as [[Hazardous Waste|hazardous]] under the [[Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005]]. The bulk of the [[Clinical Waste|waste]] is produced at hospitals, but also includes smaller quantities from doctors’ surgeries, dentists, health clinics, residential and nursing homes, and from medical research facilities. The [[Hazardous Waste|hazardous wastes]] [[Incineration|incinerated]] include infectious waste and waste containing cytotoxic or cytostatic medicines. The plant also [[Incineration|incinerates]] small amounts of specialised wastes where it is recognised that [[High Temperature and Clinical Waste Incineration|high temperature incineration]] represents the best [[Disposal|disposal]] option. | |||
==Plant<ref name="Adden">Annual Performance Report 2020</ref>== | ==Plant<ref name="Adden">Annual Performance Report 2020</ref>== | ||