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Waste – Amount & Spend in 2024

Reference: 24-25467

Date response sent: 06/02/2025

Details of enquiry

  1. The amount of waste generated within the last year for each of the below categories
  2. The amount of waste Spend within the last year for each of the below categories
  3. Contract Start and Dates
  4. Waste Company who holds the current contract
  • General
  • Recycling
  • Food Waste
  • Confidential
  • High Temperature Incineration (clinical)
  • Alternative Treatment (clinical)
  • Offensive (clinical)
  1. Name and Contact Details for the Waste Manager associated to the Trust
  2. Name and Contact Details for the Sustainability Lead associated to the Trust
  3. Name and Contact Details for the Procurement Lead associated to the Trust
  4. Name and Contact Details for the Infection Prevention Control Lead associated with the Trust
  5. Do the Trust have a reusable sharps solution in place to reduce the amount of single use plastic that is incinerated in traditional practices?
  6. Are there any onsite treatment facilities located on Trust premises which would mitigate the need for ensuing carbon footprint through the road miles that it takes to take the waste away.

Response sent

  1. The amount of waste generated within the last year for each of the below categories
  2. The amount of waste Spend within the last year for each of the below categories
  3. Contract Start and Dates
  4. Waste Company who holds the current contract
  • General
  • Recycling
  • Food Waste
  • Confidential
  • High Temperature Incineration (clinical)
  • Alternative Treatment (clinical)
  • Offensive (clinical)
Waste Category Q1 Weight (Tonnes) Q2  Waste Spend £ Q3 Contract Dates Q4

Named Contractor

Start End
High Temperature Incineration (clinical) 0 0 n/a n/a n/a
Alternative Treatment (clinical) 0 0 n/a n/a n/a
Offensive (clinical)* 0 0 n/a n/a n/a
General Waste (1) 14.63 £9,563 01/06/21 Rolling Contract. Under notice of termination The Green Block
General Waste (2) 4.1 £2,730 n/a part of satellite site’s lease terminated on site vacation n/a
Recycling Waste 7.19 £2,907 01/06/21 Terminated Contract. n/a
Food Waste 7.19 £902 01/08/24 Rolling Contract. Under notice of termination The Green Block
Confidential Waste 2.27 £32,289 15/10/24 31/12/25 Shred It

 

  1. Name and Contact Details for the Waste Manager associated to the Trust

The Estates and Facilities Manager: estates@tavi-port.nhs.uk

  1. Name and Contact Details for the Sustainability Lead associated to the Trust

The Estates and Facilities Manager: estates@tavi-port.nhs.uk

  1. Name and Contact Details for the Procurement Lead associated to the Trust

The Procurement Manager: procurement@tavi-port.nhs.uk

  1. Name and Contact Details for the Infection Prevention Control Lead associated with the Trust
  2. Name and Contact Details for the Infection Prevention Control Lead associated with the Trust

Nadine Grant-McKenzie, Lead Infection Control Nurse, NGrantMcKenzie@Tavi-Port.nhs.uk

  1. Do the Trust have a reusable sharps solution in place to reduce the amount of single use plastic that is incinerated in traditional practices?

No.  The Trust does not provide acute services.  We do not provide any invasive treatments.

  1. Are there any onsite treatment facilities located on Trust premises which would mitigate the need for ensuing carbon footprint through the road miles that it takes to take the waste away.

No.