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TW15 generates approximately 2,361 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 TW15 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 TW15 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 TW15

TW15

In TW15 we cover the following areas: -

  • Population Size 27,462
  • Active Businesses 112
  • Waste Collected (tonnes)11,516
  • Tonnes of Waste Recycled or Reused 5,742

How much waste do we produce in TW15?

Last year in this Post Code area, 27,462 residents and 112 businesses produced 11,516 tonnes of waste.

TW15 is made up of 3 areas;

Place
Total Waste produced (tonnes)
Ashford Common
3,743
Littleton Common
3,628
Staines-upon-Thames
3,973


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 TW15 what recycling rates does the council achieve?

Last year TW15 managed to recycle or reuse 5,742 tonnes of waste (49.86%) against 5,774 (50.14%).

More specifically is made up of 3 areas which achieved all different waste mangement results.

Place
Recyeling rate (tonnes)
Avarge/Normal Landfill Rate (tonnes)
Ashford Common
1,866 (49.86%)
1,877 (50.14%)
Littleton Common
1,809 (49.86%)
1,819 (50.14%)
Staines-upon-Thames
1,981 (49.86%)
1,992 (50.14%)
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How much did local councils in TW15 spend on waste management?

Last year local councils in TW15 spent £1,537,872.00 on waste management activities including collection, transport and treatment of household and business waste.

More specifically is made up of 3 places which spent different amounts on waste management activities.

Place
Amount spent on waste management
Ashford Common
£499,808.40
Littleton Common
£484,429.68
Staines-upon-Thames
£530,565.84
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How many residents and active businesses are there in TW15?

On record for last year TW15 had 27,462 residents and 112 active businesses.

is made up of 3 which all varied in the number of residents as well as the number of active businesses

Place
Residents
Active businesses
Ashford Common
8,925
36
Littleton Common
8,651
35
Staines-upon-Thames
9,474
39
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How else did TW15 impact the environment last year?

In TW15 we cover the following areas: - which is made up of 42.86 hectares of greenbelt consumed energy from both domestic and commercial activities, more specifically had 721 fly tip incidents accompanied by 80 fly tip penalties.

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

Place
Fly Tip Incidents
Fly Tip Penalties
Ashford Common
264
29
Littleton Common
240
27
Staines-upon-Thames
231
26
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