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Five ways to reduce your carbon footprint and improve overall sustainability efforts within healthcare waste management.

A look at the Royal College of Nursing’s sharps injury prevention guidance to see how the hierarchy of controls can be applied to sharps safety.

As one of the largest producers of waste in the UK, NHS England have released 3 new tools to aid more sustainable healthcare waste management efforts.

A deeper look at the net zero goal of the NHS and the peer-reviewed proven carbon footprint reduction of switching to reusable waste containers.

Understanding the EWC Codes for healthcare waste will enable you to correctly identify and classify each waste type.

In recent years, the NHS has made a commitment to becoming a greener organisation and is the first national health service to commit to reaching net zero carbon emissions.

Learn about Sharpsmart’s commitment to NHS sustainability goals & how we’re supporting net zero by reducing the carbon footprint of healthcare waste.

Compliant processes and disposal practices of sharps waste can aid in the reduction of risks associated with contamination or infection of bloodborne pathogens.

Correct disposal of sharps waste is essential to protect the health and safety of healthcare providers, patients, and the general public.

Proper disposal of cytotoxic waste is essential not only for safety, but in order to maintain compliance with governmental regulations. Failure to do so can result in costly fines and penalties, as well as damage to reputation

Segregation is key to the correct disposal of healthcare waste, especially with infectious from non-infectious waste. Here’s what you need to know to understand correct segregation.

Chesterfield Royal develops unique blended learning approach to enhance waste segregation.