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  • Environmental impact of food waste

    Food waste has environmental impacts. Food waste composting systems and brown food waste bins allow for the correct disposal of compostable catering items.

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    Get best practice, fact sheets and how-to-guides to help you better manage general waste and recycling in your healthcare facility.

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    Healthcare risk waste is any waste that poses a risk due to its potential infectious nature. Healthcare risk waste is the most expensive waste to dispose of.

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    The Minister for Communications, Climate Action and the Environment announced in January that no government department or agency will buy single-use catering items after 31 March 2019. This includes the Health Service Executive.

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    Information to help you set up a waste prevention and segregation improvement programme in a healthcare facility.

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