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KT20 generates approximately 1,768 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 KT20 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 KT20 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 KT20

KT20

KT20 is home to Walton Heath Golf Club and Wildwoods Riding Centre. The average property price is £639,999 which is 6.3% over the London average

  • Population Size 20,559
  • Active Businesses 143
  • Waste Collected (tonnes)8,621
  • Tonnes of Waste Recycled or Reused 4,480

How much waste do we produce in KT20?

Last year in this Post Code area, 20,559 residents and 143 businesses produced 8,621 tonnes of waste.

KT20 is made up of 7 areas;

Place
Total Waste produced (tonnes)
Box Hill
1,345
Burgh Heath
1,078
Kingswood
1,569
Lower Kingswood
1,716
Margery
1,371
Mogador
767
Walton on the Hill


Assigned to a specific area it was the important responsibility of SLWP (South London Waste Partnership), which has been set up between Merton, Kingston upon Thames, Croydon and Sutton to deal with waste more efficiently in south London along with the waste contractor 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 KT20 what recycling rates does the council achieve?

Last year KT20 managed to recycle or reuse 4,480 tonnes of waste (0.52) against 4,142 (48.04%).

More specifically is made up of 7 areas which achieved all different waste mangement results.

Place
Recyeling rate (tonnes)
Avarge/Normal Landfill Rate (tonnes)
Box Hill
699 (0.52)
646 (48.04%)
Burgh Heath
560 (0.52)
518 (48.04%)
Kingswood
815 (0.52)
754 (48.04%)
Lower Kingswood
891 (0.52)
824 (48.04%)
Margery
712 (0.52)
659 (48.04%)
Mogador
399 (0.52)
369 (48.04%)
Walton on the Hill
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How much did local councils in KT20 spend on waste management?

Last year local councils in KT20 spent £160,543.50 on waste management activities including collection, transport and treatment of household and business waste.

More specifically is made up of 7 places which spent different amounts on waste management activities.

Place
Amount spent on waste management
Box Hill
£25,044.79
Burgh Heath
£20,067.94
Kingswood
£29,218.92
Lower Kingswood
£31,948.16
Margery
£25,526.42
Mogador
£14,288.37
Walton on the Hill
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How many residents and active businesses are there in KT20?

On record for last year KT20 had 20,559 residents and 143 active businesses.

is made up of 7 which all varied in the number of residents as well as the number of active businesses

Place
Residents
Active businesses
Box Hill
3,207
22
Burgh Heath
2,570
18
Kingswood
3,742
26
Lower Kingswood
4,091
28
Margery
3,269
23
Mogador
1,830
13
Walton on the Hill
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How else did KT20 impact the environment last year?

KT20 is home to Walton Heath Golf Club and Wildwoods Riding Centre. The average property price is £639,999 which is 6.3% over the London average which is made up of 30.17 hectares of greenbelt consumed energy from both domestic and commercial activities, more specifically had 29 fly tip incidents accompanied by 3 fly tip penalties.

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

Place
Fly Tip Incidents
Fly Tip Penalties
Box Hill
5
1
Burgh Heath
4
2
Kingswood
5
1
Lower Kingswood
6
1
Margery
5
1
Mogador
3
1
Walton on the Hill
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