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TW17 generates approximately 1,225 tonnes of hazardous waste, of which a small portion of that is sharps. Sharps disposal refers to any sharp object with points or edges, such as medical instruments like syringes and needles or domestic objects as scissors, blades etc

Due to the risk that sharps waste poses, they must be carefully handled. Safe and proper sharps management in TW17 is covered under UK health and safety legislation. The safe management and disposal of sharps waste are essential to eliminate injuries and to ensure compliance with Hazardous Waste Regulations.

One of the safest ways for you to dispose of your sharps waste in TW17 is to hire a specialist sharps disposal company, who will help you to dispose of your sharps waste in a strong, puncture-proof sharps disposal container like a strong plastic sharps disposal bin that has a secure lid.
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What guidelines should be followed for sharps disposal?

Anyone dealing with sharps has the responsibility to dispose of them in the safest way that will minimise risk and injury.

1. Sharps should never be tossed into the trash or in the toilet and they should never be recycled with other waste
2. Sharps that retract after use should be disposed of like all other types of sharps
3. Do not bend used needles before disposal and never try to recap a needle, however you can use a needle clipper to snap off the sharp part of a syringe for safer disposal
4. Do not to use other bins besides your sharps disposal bins, including any type of household bin or a container that is no longer used

The main policies and guidelines of sharp disposal are provided by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) which you should follow.
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What you need to know about TW17

TW17

In TW17 we cover the following areas: -

  • Population Size 14,242
  • Active Businesses 156
  • Waste Collected (tonnes)5,972
  • Tonnes of Waste Recycled or Reused 2,978

How much waste do we produce in TW17?

Last year in this Post Code area, 14,242 residents and 156 businesses produced 5,972 tonnes of waste.

TW17 is made up of 4 areas;

Place
Total Waste produced (tonnes)
Littleton
1,433
Shepperton
1,553
Shepperton Green
1,374
Weybridge
1,613


Assigned to a specific area it was the important responsibility of WLWA (West London Waste Authority), which has been set up between Hillingdon, Brent, Harrow, Ealing, Hounslow and Richmond-upon-Thames to deal with waste more efficiently in West London along with a mix between the waste contractors Serco and Veolia ES UK to manage waste in the area more efficiently to importantly collect both the segregated and mixed waste produced and to dispose of it either by recycling, reuse or landfill
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In TW17 what recycling rates does the council achieve?

Last year TW17 managed to recycle or reuse 2,978 tonnes of waste (49.86%) against 2,995 (50.14%).

More specifically is made up of 4 areas which achieved all different waste mangement results.

Place
Recyeling rate (tonnes)
Avarge/Normal Landfill Rate (tonnes)
Littleton
715 (49.86%)
719 (50.14%)
Shepperton
774 (49.86%)
779 (50.14%)
Shepperton Green
685 (49.86%)
689 (50.14%)
Weybridge
804 (49.86%)
809 (50.14%)
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How much did local councils in TW17 spend on waste management?

Last year local councils in TW17 spent £797,552.00 on waste management activities including collection, transport and treatment of household and business waste.

More specifically is made up of 4 places which spent different amounts on waste management activities.

Place
Amount spent on waste management
Littleton
£191,412.48
Shepperton
£207,363.52
Shepperton Green
£183,436.96
Weybridge
£215,339.04
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How many residents and active businesses are there in TW17?

On record for last year TW17 had 14,242 residents and 156 active businesses.

is made up of 4 which all varied in the number of residents as well as the number of active businesses

Place
Residents
Active businesses
Littleton
3,418
37
Shepperton
3,703
41
Shepperton Green
3,276
36
Weybridge
3,845
42
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How else did TW17 impact the environment last year?

In TW17 we cover the following areas: - which is made up of 61.83 hectares of greenbelt consumed energy from both domestic and commercial activities, more specifically had 374 fly tip incidents accompanied by 42 fly tip penalties.

More specifically each Place performed differently as you can see below:

Place
Fly Tip Incidents
Fly Tip Penalties
Littleton
90
10
Shepperton
97
11
Shepperton Green
86
10
Weybridge
101
11
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