Freedom of information requests

Volume of waste at the QEH

Questions

1. Information regarding the volume of waste generated at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. I am writing a dissertation regarding the wastage which has been generated as a result of the pandemic, looking specifically at PPE. 

2. Information on the volume of waste (domestic and clinical, separately) which has been generated year on year from the start of 2019 to the end of 2022. I am unsure how the hospital tracks the volume of waste, but if there is information on weight, then this would be very much appreciated. If it is only possible to provide the information in terms of a financial year, then would it be possible to provide 2018/2019, 2019/2020, 2020/21, 21/22.

 

Response

1. We do not hold this information. Waste data is not broken down specifically so we would not be able to provide this information. PPE includes a range of products from gloves to mask etc that would be disposed of as hazardous waste. We would be unable to identify wastage caused by the pandemic. 

2. 

Please note - 2022 data is not available until 1^st April 2023, figures are in tonnes.

We do not hold this information for 2018/19.

Clinical Waste

Waste Type	2019/20	2020/21	2021/22
Yellow Hazardous	266.89	140.56	1495.19
Sharps	Included with hazardous waste above, we do not have a split
Clinical Waste Orange bag	1460.56	266.89	248.87

 

Domestic Waste

Waste type	2019/20	2020/21	2021/22
Domestic	69.338	63.34	52.001
Recycling	45.33	51.17	56.30