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New systems from Taylor for Total Waste Management
Taylor have introduced a total recycling and waste containment system applicable to all clinical facilities - hospitals, health centres, vets and research establishments.
It includes their street furniture Node and Rescape for front of facility, UN approved wheeled steel clinical waste containers, and in addition the clinically approved in-facility waste containers of Newell Rubbermaid with whom they have agreed a strategic alliance and are now offering the entire range of commercial products. The Taylor System delivers high participation in recycling; diverting eligible waste away from being wrongly disposed of as
Healthcare Sharp Systems
Healthcare Sharp Systems has been developed to offer a real alternative to reducing the destruction of plastic one-trip containers.
Healthcare Environmental Services have developed a patented system, which complies with BS & UN testing, The family of four bins have been developed to help customers segregate waste at source and reduce their waste disposal costs. A safe and fully tested system for cleaning the bins after each use has been developed in conjunction with a unique system for tracking each bin.
New Centres and Corporate Identity for Cannon
As a Company operating from 21 Service Centres across the UK, Cannon have had an ongoing programme of upgrading and replacing Hygiene Service Centres for some years. Having replaced on average one a year, 2006 has been a bumper year with the replacement of Leicester and Eastleigh (with Kings Lynn on target for December).
The new Leicester and Winchester sites continue the policy of co-locating with other Cannon Divisions & OCS Ltd (Cannon's sister Company). Both sites have Waste Management Licences permitting the acceptance of not just hyygiene and clinical waste, but
Grundon Waste Management install Second Hydroclave at Knowl Hill Maidenhead
The second Hydroclave arrived at Knowl Hill in March 2006 and after commissioning was validated by the Environment agency to start operations in July. Many improvements have been made to the second unit including modification to the large rotating blade to allow faster unloading, and with the addition of up front shredding, the throughput for the site will be more than doubled whilst dramatically reducing the need for manual handling.
The waste is loaded onto a conveyor belt via a bin tipper where it then is dropped into a hopper containing





