Handling Scotland’s clinical waste

Tradebe Bellshill has been commissioned to support the clinical waste management requirements for Scotland’s NHS Health Boards, but, says the company – which claims to recycle 60% of the waste it handles annually – it will also service many other clinical waste producers across Scotland, including private hospitals, GPs’ surgeries, dentists, nursing homes, veterinary clinics, beauticians, and tattooists.

Tradebe Healthcare said: “State-of-the-art technology has been installed at the site, which has the capacity to process over 80 tonnes of clinical waste every day, operating 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.” The site is the latest addition to Tradebe’s clinical waste treatment network UK-wide; it has with other facilities in Wrexham, Redditch, Rochester, Avonmouth, and Fawley.

Lynne King, Divisional director for Tradebe Healthcare, said: “With a nine-month turnaround, we’ve found the right location, got the necessary planning permission and environmental permits, hired and trained staff, transformed the building and site, installed the processing technology, built our collection fleet, and procured consumables. We are now ready to start treating waste from across the whole of Scotland.

“As a well-established, experienced UK clinical waste business, and in line with the Scottish Government’s zero waste plan, we are focused on driving sustainability and innovation throughout the industry in Scotland.”

Robin Randall, CEO at Tradebe UK, added: “Our Healthcare division is an important part of our long-term growth strategy here in the UK. We are proud to now be able to deliver our healthcare waste service across the Scottish region. We continue to regenerate and invest in this industry, and, in addition to Bellshill, have a new Swindon clinical waste treatment site in the pipeline for opening early next year.”