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TW6 generates approximately 3,069 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 TW6 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 TW6 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 TW6

TW6

In TW6 we cover the following areas: -

  • Population Size 35,687
  • Active Businesses 136
  • Waste Collected (tonnes)14,965
  • Tonnes of Waste Recycled or Reused 7,462

How much waste do we produce in TW6?

Last year in this Post Code area, 35,687 residents and 136 businesses produced 14,965 tonnes of waste.

TW6 is made up of 5 areas;

Place
Total Waste produced (tonnes)
East Bedfont
2,978
Longford
3,232
Sipson
3,367
Stanwell
2,724
West Bedfont
2,379


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 TW6 what recycling rates does the council achieve?

Last year TW6 managed to recycle or reuse 7,462 tonnes of waste (49.86%) against 7,504 (50.14%).

More specifically is made up of 5 areas which achieved all different waste mangement results.

Place
Recyeling rate (tonnes)
Avarge/Normal Landfill Rate (tonnes)
East Bedfont
1,485 (49.86%)
1,493 (50.14%)
Longford
1,612 (49.86%)
1,621 (50.14%)
Sipson
1,679 (49.86%)
1,688 (50.14%)
Stanwell
1,358 (49.86%)
1,366 (50.14%)
West Bedfont
1,186 (49.86%)
1,193 (50.14%)
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How much did local councils in TW6 spend on waste management?

Last year local councils in TW6 spent £1,998,472.00 on waste management activities including collection, transport and treatment of household and business waste.

More specifically is made up of 5 places which spent different amounts on waste management activities.

Place
Amount spent on waste management
East Bedfont
£397,695.93
Longford
£431,669.95
Sipson
£449,656.20
Stanwell
£363,721.90
West Bedfont
£317,757.05
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How many residents and active businesses are there in TW6?

On record for last year TW6 had 35,687 residents and 136 active businesses.

is made up of 5 which all varied in the number of residents as well as the number of active businesses

Place
Residents
Active businesses
East Bedfont
7,102
27
Longford
7,708
29
Sipson
8,030
31
Stanwell
6,495
25
West Bedfont
5,674
22
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How else did TW6 impact the environment last year?

In TW6 we cover the following areas: - which is made up of 63.29 hectares of greenbelt consumed energy from both domestic and commercial activities, more specifically had 937 fly tip incidents accompanied by 104 fly tip penalties.

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

Place
Fly Tip Incidents
Fly Tip Penalties
East Bedfont
186
21
Longford
202
22
Sipson
211
23
Stanwell
170
19
West Bedfont
149
17
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