AQW 11244/17-22 Written question to the Minister of Health
To ask the Minister of Health how many hospitals have onsite incinerators to destroy clinical waste.
Asked by John Blair MLA on 30 November 2020
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 30 November 2020
- Answer due by
- 15 December 2020
- Answered
- 8 December 20208 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
No hospitals within Northern Ireland have onsite incinerators. The disposal of clinical waste is carried out under a regional contract by a licensed contractor. The majority of this waste is processed locally by the contractor using alternative treatment and a small proportion, which requires high temperature incineration, is transported to GB for disposal.