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You could save £81,000 per year by investing in a Wybone duo clinical waste sackholder.
Chesterfield Royal bought 54 units last year and saved £81,000 in the first year by sending less clinical waste to the incinerator.
In February 2010 a waste audit was carried out across the Trust. The findings showed many wards and departments didn’t have enough domestic waste bins, meaning too much rubbish was being put into clinical waste sackholders. The figures speak for themselves, with 47 tonnes of orange bagged clinical waste being produced, compared to 21 tonnes of black bagged waste.
Thanks to the introduction of 54 duo clinical waste sackholders things were quickly turned around. The bin collects two waste streams but only takes up the space of one unit. The clinical waste sackholder makes it quick and easy to dispose of rubbish in the right way.
When another audit was undertaken in February 2011, the amount of domestic waste collected overtook clinical waste, with 48 tonnes put into black lidded bins. This resulted in a significant saving of £6,750 a month for the Trust.
Sally Ludditt, health, safety and environmental advisor says: “It’s much cheaper for us to dispose of black bagged domestic waste, £73 per tonnes compared to £330 per tonne of orange bagged clinical waste. We’re saving more than £250 for every additional tonne of waste that staff put into a black bag rather than an orange one.”
To put this into context…a 500 bed hospital with 500 bins would make a yearly saving of £62,500.
If you want to save money call 01226 744010 or email sales@wybone.co.uk and order the duo clinical waste sackholder.
