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Waste Segregation & Colour Coding
The colour-coding system defined in the 'The Safe Management of Healthcare Waste Guidance' is not mandatory but will help to achieve a standard approach across the UK. It will provide an easy and effective way of segregating waste on the basis of waste classification and ensuring that it goes to a suitable treatment/disposal facility.
Infectious Hazardous Waste for incineration
Infectious Hazardous Waste to be disposed of using alternative technology
Cytotoxic/Cytostatic for incineration 
Offensive wastes and to be disposed at a suitably licensed facility
Domestic waste and to be disposed at a suitably licensed facility
Amalgam waste (recovery)
It is also vital that different waste streams are segregated to ensure cross-contamination does not occur. Some useful points regarding segregation include:
- - Household and clinical waste is segregated at all times
- - Non-hazardous clinical waste should be segregated from infectious hazardous waste.
- - Offensive waste should not be stored with infectious hazardous waste
- - Waste should not be allowed to escape or leak and manual handling should be kept to a minimum.
- - All types of waste bags should be discarded when no more than three-quarters full and be securely tied and labeled where applicable prior to disposal.
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