Huddersfield Royal Infirmary's pathology laboratories are using Bio-bins to dispose of non-sharp laboratory waste, reducing the amount of plastic they incinerate and saving money.
This has massively reduced the storage space required and saved on transport costs.
Fully tested and UN-3291 approved, the lightweight bins are constructed of 96 per cent paper and colour coded in accordance with waste-segregation guidelines.
The laboratory has adopted the heat-treatable orange bin as a direct replacement for the jars previously used.
Waste manager Sue Scholefield said: 'Following an inspection from the Environment Agency we were prompted to look for more ways to reduce our CO2 emissions.
'Using bio-bins in the laboratory has already allowed us to significantly reduce the amount of waste that the hospital is incinerating, not only reducing emissions but also saving the associated costs.
'We now plan to introduce them throughout the hospital,' she added.
A year's supply of fold-flat Bio-bins takes up less space than a single fortnightly shipment of jars, freeing up valuable space.
Fewer deliveries also means considerable savings on transport costs, both of the empty jars and the full jars for incineration.
