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Read Full ArticleAs many non-healthcare businesses are using PPE to minimise the risk of COVID-19 transmission, it is essential that such items are disposed of correctly.
Often PPE items will be disposed of within the workplace, requiring a proper disposal route to complete the COVID-secure chain.
Businesses in London and Birmingham can now easily and responsibly dispose of face masks, gloves and other forms of workplace personal protective equipment, thanks to a new disposal service from waste and recycling company, First Mile.
"Being COVID-secure is of vital importance, and ensuring that PPE is handled separately to other waste streams should be a key consideration within any risk assessments.”
–Bruce Bratley
CEO, First Mile
Visitors and staff simply drop any used masks or gloves into one of First Mile’s self-contained sack-lined PPE boxes. Once full, the box is easily fastened – without the need to touch or remove the sack after filling, and businesses book a free collection. Boxes are then collected as part of a dedicated PPE pickup service to avoid cross-contamination, and taken for incineration in line with Offensive Waste guidelines.
Speaking about the new service, First Mile founder and CEO, Bruce Bratley, says: “Whatever the exact rules are as we emerge from lockdown, there will undoubtedly be an impact on businesses’ waste management, a service which is often left to the last minute. Now is the time and opportunity for companies to integrate end-of-life thinking into their plans. Being COVID-secure is of vital importance, and ensuring that PPE is handled separately to other waste streams should be a key consideration within any risk assessments.”
First Mile has the following advice for businesses operating (or planning to reopen) during the Covid-19 pandemic:
Picture: A photograph of a First Mile waste collection vehicle
Article written by Ella Tansley | Published 20 May 2020
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