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phs offer a compliant and sustainable waste management service for all types of offensive waste.
Our comprehensive offensive waste management service will provide your business with tiger bags made from 97% recycled content. We will then collect the waste at a frequency to suit your needs. Our inhouse experts will support you with legislation, ensuring you comply with your duty of care and CQC obligations, including Pre-acceptance audits.
Sectors we support
We offer tailored waste collection services to suit the needs of all sectors. Key sectors that may benefit from an offensive waste service include:
- Healthcare: Hospitals, GP surgeries, dentists, and veterinary practices.
- Care Homes: Residential care, nursing, and respite care homes.
- Education: Nurseries, Schools, Colleges and Universities.
- Commercial premises: Corporate offices, hotels, leisure centres, and gyms.
How does the offensive waste service from phs work?
Our services are designed to support your business by making waste disposal and collection as easy as possible.
1. Site review to assess volumes and needs
2. Tiger bags and suitable external bins provided
3. Agreed collection schedule matched to business requirements
4. Provision of waste transfer notes and full audit trail
5. Ongoing review to adjust frequency and containers as required
Diverting your waste away from the landfill
phs offer sustainable waste disposal through the phs Lifecycle Strategy. The hygiene waste we collect from our customers is redirected to state-of-the-art energy-from-waste (EfW) facilities across the country, to generate energy to power schools, homes, and industries via the National Grid.
How can phs support my businesses with offensive waste collection?
- Offensive waste collections scheduled to meet your needs
- Licensed transport and disposal through compliant facilities
- Management support including audits, documentation, and service planning
- Staff guidance on correct segregation and storage
Compliance and management
phs can support you with all your compliance needs as we provide full Duty of Care compliance across storage, transport, and disposal. This means we will provide you with safe and compliant containers and will collect and dispose of your waste in line with legal requirements. We will also provide you with waste transfer notes for audits to ensure you can demonstrate compliance.
An easy pre-acceptance process
phs and producers of healthcare waste have a legal duty to collect certain information before waste can be collected and disposed of. This is called a Pre-Acceptance Audit.
To make the Pre-Acceptance process as easy as possible, phs offer an enhanced digital Pre-Acceptance audit process. Providing a simple, quick, and effective way for your business to meet legal obligations and stay compliant.
Kimberley really looked after me whilst we were setting up our contract for clinical waste ensuring that all our questions were answered and she worked to get us the best price possible.
Key Benefits
Full Compliance
All containers and bags and waste collection services from phs are fully compliant with legal requirements.
Expert Support
Whether you prefer in-person site visits, telephone calls, or email, our hygiene waste experts will provide solutions to suit you.
Nationwide coverage
We offer nationwide services completed by local technicians from our regional depots across the UK.
Single provider
We can act as single provider for multiple waste and hygiene services, with services also available on multisite contracts.
Sustainable waste disposal
Collected hygiene waste is diverted away from landfill and disposed of sustainably with the industry-leading phs LifeCycle Strategy.
Paperless account management
The Myphs online portal offers an easy way to access key documents, raise queries, track visits, and pay invoices.
You should care about this service because...
It refers to waste from healthcare environments that does not pose a risk of infection, requiring careful disposal to meet legislative and hygiene standards.
phs provides complete solutions for storing and disposing of non-infectious waste, ensuring legal compliance and maintaining a safe environment.
Services cater to care homes, health centers, nurseries, NHS trusts, and other healthcare-related facilities.
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