Sidcup Waste to Energy Facility: Difference between revisions
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[[Clinical Waste Incinerator]] operated by Stericycle ([[SRCL]]) and located adjacent to [[Wikipedia:Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup|Queen Mary's Hospital]], Sidcup, Kent. | [[Clinical Waste Incinerator]] operated by Stericycle ([[SRCL]]) and located adjacent to [[Wikipedia:Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup|Queen Mary's Hospital]], Sidcup, Kent. The facility is designed to process 1000 kilograms per hour, and | ||
is of pulse hearth design<ref name="Adden">Annual Performance Report 2020</ref>. | |||
The [[Sidcup Waste to Energy Facility]] [[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.<ref name="Adden">Annual Performance Report 2020</ref>. The [[Hazardous Waste|hazardous wastes]] [[Incineration|incinerated]] include infectious waste and [[Clinical Waste|waste]] containing cytotoxic or cytostatic medicines<ref name="Adden">Annual Performance Report 2020</ref>. | The [[Sidcup Waste to Energy Facility]] [[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.<ref name="Adden">Annual Performance Report 2020</ref>. The [[Hazardous Waste|hazardous wastes]] [[Incineration|incinerated]] include infectious waste and [[Clinical Waste|waste]] containing cytotoxic or cytostatic medicines<ref name="Adden">Annual Performance Report 2020</ref>. | ||