Veolia has expanded its medical waste management capabilities to address “key issues” for the healthcare sector and the NHS.
The services aim to help organisations to make further progress on their net zero ambitions through compliant optimised handling, management and treatment of waste streams that fall under the orange, yellow, red, blue and purple clinical waste categories.
Veolia says the expanded service will complement the existing offensive waste capabilities and deliver “15,000 tonnes of clinical waste capacity per year” to market through a complete self-delivered service from collection to disposal.
By using the processes developed during the pandemic, Veolia says the service will improve traditional clinical waste hierarchy positions, and can lower carbon emissions by “around 70%”.
It demonstrates the commitment Veolia has made towards bringing new solutions that deliver waste hierarchy improvements.
Donald Macphail, Chief Operating Officer – Treatment at Veolia, said: “Our expanded service offering is truly innovative in this market and completely changes the way clinical waste has been managed for many years.
“It demonstrates the commitment Veolia has made towards bringing new solutions that deliver waste hierarchy improvements and carbon reduction solutions to our customers.
“By using the clinical waste for electricity and heat generation, and putting energy back into the National Grid, the healthcare sector will be playing an active role in helping UK energy security, and dependency on fossil fuels.”