Nottingham University Hospitals land new sustainable waste contract
Mitie has secured a new contract with Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, to provide waste services across Queen’s Medical Centre and Nottingham City Hospital.
The UK’s leading facilities management provider has announced that the contract is due to run for an initial years with the option to extend for an additional two.
Whilst the contract is active, Mitie are set to collect and manage all healthcare related waste produced by Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. This includes hospital gowns, gloves, testing kits and other single-use plastics.
Once collected the waste will be treated using Mitie’s specialist technology that steams ‘rubbish’ and destroys all bacteria and pathogens on the material, prepping it for safe disposal.
Where possible, the organisation have expressed an interest in teaming up with other partners across the UK to recycle and re-purpose the decontaminated material by turning it onto plastic pellets that can be used to make new products for the health sector.
Michael Taylor, managing director of Mitie Waste, said: ‘We’re thrilled to partner with Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust to deliver waste management solutions at Queen’s Medical Centre and Nottingham City Hospital. This contract not only demonstrates our approach to innovative waste treatment, but also our commitment to supporting the NHS in achieving its sustainability targets. Through our expert Cliniwaste team and our advanced autoclave technology, we can ensure that all clinical waste across the Trust is managed efficiently and responsibly, contributing to a greener future for healthcare.’
Lorraine Horsley, estates and facilities business & assurance manager at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, added: ‘We are looking forward to working with Mitie to support and drive a sustained and positive reduction to our Trusts carbon emissions. This partnership will take us one step closer to delivering the NHS Net Zero targets.’
Cliniwaste, a specialist in treating waste from healthcare environments using alternative treatment, which was acquired by Mitie in October 2023, will be central to the delivery of the contract.
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