AQW 11244/17-22

Mr John Blair
Alliance Party
South Antrim

Tabled Date: 30/11/2020
Answered On Date: 08/12/2020
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Health how many hospitals have onsite incinerators to destroy clinical waste.

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.