Please could you provide the following information relating to the amount, cost, methods and reporting of the disposal and treatment of municipal, healthcare and clinical waste?
The questions below relate to bagged waste only, including the following:
• Municipal waste, residual (not segregated for recycling);
• Municipal waste, recyclable (segregated by single type or as a comingled recyclable stream);
• Offensive waste;
• Infectious waste streams, orange and yellow categories (not sharps).
1. Please indicate the total amount of waste (in weight) produced by your organisation:
Municipal, residual (black bags)
Municipal, recycling
Offensive (tiger stripes)
Infectious (orange), suitable for alternative treatment
Infectious (yellow), requiring incineration
2. The associated costs for collection and treatment/disposal of these wastes:
Municipal, residual (black bags)
Municipal, recycling
Offensive (tiger stripes)
Infectious (orange), suitable for alternative treatment
Infectious (yellow), requiring incineration
3. Do you currently compact offensive waste? Yes/No
If No – do you have plans to implement compaction in the next financial year?
4. How often does your organisation report on the management of waste (including cost) at Board level?
Annually/quarterly/monthly/never
5. Do you currently employ any nurses specifically to support the procurement of consumables/supplies/equipment in your organisation (for example a specialist procurement nurse)?
Yes/No
(if yes how many full time equivalents do you employ?)

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