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TW18 generates approximately 2,250 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 TW18 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 TW18 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 TW18

In TW18 we cover the following areas: -

Population Size 26,173
Active Businesses 158
Waste Collected (tonnes)10,976
Tonnes of Waste Recycled or Reused 5,472

How much waste do we produce in TW18?

Last year in this Post Code area, 26,173 residents and 158 businesses produced 10,976 tonnes of waste.

TW18 is made up of 2 areas;

Place

Total Waste produced (tonnes)

Egham

5,378

Penton Hook

5,598

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 TW18 what recycling rates does the council achieve?

Last year TW18 managed to recycle or reuse 5,472 tonnes of waste (49.86%) against 5,503 (50.14%).

More specifically is made up of 2 areas which achieved all different waste mangement results.

Place

Recyeling rate (tonnes)

Avarge/Normal Landfill Rate (tonnes)

Egham

2,681 (49.86%)

2,697 (50.14%)

Penton Hook

2,791 (49.86%)

2,807 (50.14%)

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How much did local councils in TW18 spend on waste management?

Last year local councils in TW18 spent £1,465,688.00 on waste management activities including collection, transport and treatment of household and business waste.

More specifically is made up of 2 places which spent different amounts on waste management activities.

Place

Amount spent on waste management

Egham

£718,187.12

Penton Hook

£747,500.88

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How many residents and active businesses are there in TW18?

On record for last year TW18 had 26,173 residents and 158 active businesses.

is made up of 2 which all varied in the number of residents as well as the number of active businesses

Place

Residents

Active businesses

Egham

12,825

Penton Hook

13,348

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How else did TW18 impact the environment last year?

In TW18 we cover the following areas: - which is made up of 59.98 hectares of greenbelt consumed energy from both domestic and commercial activities, more specifically had 687 fly tip incidents accompanied by 76 fly tip penalties.

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

Place

Fly Tip Incidents

Fly Tip Penalties

Egham

342

Penton Hook

350

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Sharps Disposal Services In Places Of TW18

Egham

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Penton Hook

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