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Learn more about Sharps Disposal in UB9

UB9 generates approximately 1,250 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 UB9 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 UB9 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 UB9

UB9

In UB9 we cover the following areas: -

  • Population Size 14,538
  • Active Businesses 169
  • Waste Collected (tonnes)6,096
  • Tonnes of Waste Recycled or Reused 3,062

How much waste do we produce in UB9?

Last year in this Post Code area, 14,538 residents and 169 businesses produced 6,096 tonnes of waste.

UB9 is made up of 8 areas;

Place
Total Waste produced (tonnes)
Baker's Wood
725
Denham
908
Harefield
628
Higher Denham
665
Hill End
823
New Denham
786
South Harefield
725
Tatling End
860


Assigned to a specific area it was the important responsibility of Hillingdon Council to deal with waste more efficiently 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 UB9 what recycling rates does the council achieve?

Last year UB9 managed to recycle or reuse 3,062 tonnes of waste (50.23%) against 3,034 (49.77%).

More specifically is made up of 8 areas which achieved all different waste mangement results.

Place
Recyeling rate (tonnes)
Avarge/Normal Landfill Rate (tonnes)
Baker's Wood
364 (50.23%)
361 (49.77%)
Denham
456 (50.23%)
452 (49.77%)
Harefield
315 (50.23%)
313 (49.77%)
Higher Denham
334 (50.23%)
331 (49.77%)
Hill End
413 (50.23%)
410 (49.77%)
New Denham
395 (50.23%)
391 (49.77%)
South Harefield
364 (50.23%)
361 (49.77%)
Tatling End
432 (50.23%)
428 (49.77%)
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How much did local councils in UB9 spend on waste management?

Last year local councils in UB9 spent £959,508.00 on waste management activities including collection, transport and treatment of household and business waste.

More specifically is made up of 8 places which spent different amounts on waste management activities.

Place
Amount spent on waste management
Baker's Wood
£114,181.45
Denham
£142,966.69
Harefield
£98,829.32
Higher Denham
£104,586.37
Hill End
£129,533.58
New Denham
£123,776.53
South Harefield
£114,181.45
Tatling End
£135,290.63
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How many residents and active businesses are there in UB9?

On record for last year UB9 had 14,538 residents and 169 active businesses.

is made up of 8 which all varied in the number of residents as well as the number of active businesses

Place
Residents
Active businesses
Baker's Wood
2,957
20
Denham
3,702
25
Harefield
2,559
17
Higher Denham
2,708
18
Hill End
3,354
23
New Denham
3,205
22
South Harefield
2,957
20
Tatling End
3,503
24
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How else did UB9 impact the environment last year?

In UB9 we cover the following areas: - which is made up of 107.82 hectares of greenbelt consumed energy from both domestic and commercial activities, more specifically had 600 fly tip incidents accompanied by 67 fly tip penalties.

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

Place
Fly Tip Incidents
Fly Tip Penalties
Baker's Wood
71
8
Denham
89
10
Harefield
62
7
Higher Denham
65
7
Hill End
81
9
New Denham
77
9
South Harefield
71
8
Tatling End
85
9
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