Avonmouth Clinical Waste Incinerator: Difference between revisions

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==Summary==

[[Clinical Waste Incinerator]] operated by [[SRCL]] and located in Avonmouth, ~~Britol~~. It is designed to process 750 kilgrams per hour<ref name="SRCL">Operator's Annual Report 2020</ref> with an annual capacity limit of 6,570 tonnes.

[[Clinical Waste Incinerator]] operated by Stericycle ([[SRCL]]) and located in Avonmouth, Bristol. It is designed to process 750 kilgrams per hour<ref name="SRCL">Operator's Annual Report 2020</ref> with an annual capacity limit of 6,570 tonnes.

The Avonmouth plant [[incineration|incinerates]] [[Clinical Waste|clinical waste]], including [[clinical Waste|clinical wastes]] classed as 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 [[Clinical Waste|waste]] containing cytotoxic or cytostatic medicines<ref name="SRCL" />.

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<ref name="SRCL" />.

==Plant<ref name="Adden">Annual Performance Report 2020</ref>==

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 ==Summary==
-[[Clinical Waste Incinerator]] operated by [[SRCL]] and located in Avonmouth, Britol. It is designed to process 750 kilgrams per hour<ref name="SRCL">Operator's Annual Report 2020</ref> with an annual capacity limit of 6,570 tonnes.
+[[Clinical Waste Incinerator]] operated by Stericycle ([[SRCL]]) and located in Avonmouth, Bristol. It is designed to process 750 kilgrams per hour<ref name="SRCL">Operator's Annual Report 2020</ref> with an annual capacity limit of 6,570 tonnes.
+The Avonmouth plant [[incineration|incinerates]] [[Clinical Waste|clinical waste]], including [[clinical Waste|clinical wastes]] classed as 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 [[Clinical Waste|waste]] containing cytotoxic or cytostatic medicines<ref name="SRCL" />.
+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<ref name="SRCL" />.
 ==Plant<ref name="Adden">Annual Performance Report 2020</ref>==