High Temperature and Clinical Waste Incineration: Difference between revisions

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>. Out of all [[Residual Waste EFW]] sites, 21 received [[Clinical Waste]] in 2019 and/or 2018, with some, such as [[Tyseley ERF]], having a long history of receiving [[Clinical Waste]] and others currently applying to accept [[Clinical Waste]] in the longer term, such as [[Sheffield ERF]] which has applied for a [[Environmental Permit|permit]] amendment to handle 10,000 tonnes per year of orange bag [[Healthcare Waste|healthcare waste]]<ref>[https://www.letsrecycle.com/news/latest-news/veolia-says-efw-pivotal-for-clinical-waste/ Letsrecycle Article</ref>, to enable continued receipt of this waste after RPS C23 expires.