What’s changing?
The main change affecting your business, the producer, is the requirement to have a label displaying specific details (or a unique identifier) on the largest of the single container transferred. If you provide just a bag or rigid bin, there also needs to be a unique identifier on this.
The label you place on your waste receptacle must include:
- Your businesses name
- Your businesses postcode
- phs as the collector
- Date waste was placed at waste collection point
Why is this important?
Effective waste labelling is crucial to ensure clinical waste disposal complies with legalisation.
The aim of labelling is to prevent rogue waste trading, as it ensures all waste is labelled with details of the producer and the company that is responsible for disposing of it.
As your waste disposal provider, phs legally need to be able to supply digital documentation for all aspects of the waste we collect. This includes pre-acceptance audits, carriers’ licences, site permits, consignment notes, waste transfer notes and Clinical waste quarterly returns.
Action required: Label your Clinical Waste
All we need you to do, is label the bag or bin with your unique details before collection, and phs will do the rest.
- It has always been a requirement for healthcare producers to label their waste in order for the waste to be tracked from ‘Cradle to Grave’.
- The aim is to reduce waste pollution and be able to track waste back to its producer at any point in its journey.
- HTM07-01 states – “Each waste bag must be traceable back to its producer; this includes the post code, facility and department”
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Expert support
Our dedicated team of healthcare experts will be in touch by phone to discuss how phs can support you with implementing these changes. If you have any questions in the meantime, please don’t hesitate to speak to your account manager.
