Two clinical waste sacks dumped on north London street

Two yellow clinical waste sacks have been found on a north London street, by the look of it conveniently (?) left next to an already overflowing waste bin.

Clinical waste sack, north London

Noting that it has happened before, A resident has spotted them, and quite responsibly reported the find to the appropriate Council contractor. I wonder how long ’till they get removed, and whether any attempt will be made to address the issues involved in this waste being inappropriately dumped?

That’s not such an easy task – identify the producer, explain how the wastes should be categorised and packaged (is yellow really appropriate), make arrangements for appropriate container supply and uplift at an agreed frequency, interim storage arrangements, costs, talking with GP and hospital teams, and community nurses, to make sure their advice is up to scratch,  etc, etc, etc. That’s much more than throwing into the back of a truck in the hope it doesn’t happen again, or worse to threaten some penalty to a householder struggling with home treatment, without dealing adequately with the underlying issues.

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