A major waste mapping exercise has begun across hospital sites in NHS Forth Valley and your department may be included in the survey. You may also be asked during the survey if you have any waste disposal issues within your department or to provide details about the challenges and barriers faced when trying to reduce or segregate waste in your work area.
The mapping, which is being carried out by consultants Ricardo Energy and Environment at Forth Valley Royal Hospital, our four Community Hospitals, plus Bellsdyke and Loch View, will look at a variety of clinical and non-clinical waste streams, including food waste.
It will involve a walk-round of a sample of departments observing waste disposal practices, speaking to frontline staff and shadowing a porter during a clinical and domestic waste collection. The aim is to identify hotspots, find out more about the composition of waste and identify any opportunities for improvement. These will be captured in a report which will inform the development of business case and action plan in early 2020.
If you have any comments or suggestions on how we can reduce waste or would like to volunteer to get involved in local projects please contact Derek Jarvie, Environmental and Sustainability Manager by email derek.jarvie@nhs.net or phone 01786 477507.
