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Brilliant Bins - The Sanitary Bin Guide For Schools in England Edition 7
Brilliant Bins - The Sanitary Bin Guide For Schools in England Edition 7
Is it a legal requirement to provide sanitary waste bins? Sanitary Bin provision for pupils toilets at schools what is ideal? Schools what regulations cover disposal of feminine hygiene waste from schools?
Is feminine hygiene waste classed as clinical or hazardous waste? So I can put up to 7kg of sanitary waste in one collection? How easy is it for the cleaning staff to exchange the bins? I have been told our sanitary bin waste is controlled or offensive waste and must be collected by a specialist service. Is this correct?
Is Brilliant Bins registered with the Environment Agency? How can I check the registration of my waste collector? How environmentally friendly is a disposable bin? Im concerned about odour. Why dont you have chemical fragrance powder in the bin? What is Cellogreen eco-print laminate? Id like to provide bags for items to go into before going in the bin. Do you sell these? Do you provide guidance on Duty of Care - Waste Transfer Notes?
Brilliant Bins is a trading name of Seiquelle Innovation Ltd, 103 High Street, Hungerford, Berkshire RG16 0NB www.BrilliantBins.co.uk sales@BrilliantBins.co.uk Tel: 01488 684850 Edition 7 Feb 2013 Seiquelle Innovation Ltd 2013
Independent Schools The Education (Independent Schools Standards) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012, which came into force on the 1st January 2013 amend the Education (Independent Schools Standards) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2010(2) regulations. The requirements which affect toilet facilities are the same as those in the regulations covering maintained schools, so this is the same extract: ..suitable toilet and washing facilities must be provide for the sole use of pupils. Separate toilet facilities for boys and girls aged 8 years and over must be provided except where the toilet facility is provided in a room that can be secured from the inside and that is intended for use by one pupil at a time. School premises and the accommodation and facilities provided therein must be maintained to a standard such that, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare of pupils is ensured. There is also a provision that if s separate facility is provided for pupils who are disabled, then this may be shared by other pupils, teachers, other school employees and visitors.
Boarding and Residential Schools Without going into detail, toilet and washing facilities are also covered by the National Minimum Standards for Boarding Schools, and National Minimum Standards for Residential Special Schools which came into force on 1st January 2013 and these can be found at the Department for Education Publications.
Brilliant Bins is a trading name of Seiquelle Innovation Ltd, 103 High Street, Hungerford, Berkshire RG16 0NB www.BrilliantBins.co.uk sales@BrilliantBins.co.uk Tel: 01488 684850 Edition 7 Feb 2013 Seiquelle Innovation Ltd 2013
All schools staff Therefore, for staff, but not pupils, the applicable law is the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 paragraphs 20 and 21. The Regulations do not specifically mention bins for sanitary waste, but do have an overriding condition that sanitary conveniences (ie washroom facilities) should be suitable and sufficient. The Health and Safety Executive, however, in the Approved Code of Practice related to the above Regulations, issue their interpretation of suitable and sufficient which includes: In the case of water closets used by women, suitable means should be provided for the disposal of sanitary dressings. In practise this could be a covered pedal bin, although this would mean revealing the contents to users and cleaners. Our bin is aimed at providing a better option than the pedal bin, without having the costs and inconvenience of service collection contracts. Note that the Workplace regulations above apply to staff, not pupils.
Brilliant Bins is a trading name of Seiquelle Innovation Ltd, 103 High Street, Hungerford, Berkshire RG16 0NB www.BrilliantBins.co.uk sales@BrilliantBins.co.uk Tel: 01488 684850 Edition 7 Feb 2013 Seiquelle Innovation Ltd 2013
I have been told our sanitary bin waste is controlled or offensive waste and must be collected by a specialist service. Is this correct?
All household, commercial and industrial waste is controlled waste as defined in the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and further classified in the Controlled Waste Regulations (England & Wales) Regulations 2012. Therefore sanitary waste is indeed controlled waste. However, you dont need a specialist to collect feminine hygiene waste. Controlled waste may only be transferred to a waste carrier registered with the Environment Agency, and the waste management company collecting your commercial waste will be registered as a waste carrier in exactly the same way as any sanitary bin service contract collector. This means that it is perfectly acceptable for your main waste to have a proportion of hygiene waste included. The Controlled Waste Regulations (England & Wales) 2012 also define offensive waste from non-healthcare sources as waste for which the code 20-01-99 applies. When feminine hygiene waste is a small component of general commercial waste, it does not need to be described as offensive waste, does not fall within code 20-01-99, and the whole collection is general municipal waste under code 20-03-01. Only when feminine hygiene waste is collected as a separate fraction and handled in bulk, as done by the contract service collection companies does it need to be handled as offensive waste with the waste code 20-01-99, which then has a more onerous final disposal rules.
Brilliant Bins is a trading name of Seiquelle Innovation Ltd, 103 High Street, Hungerford, Berkshire RG16 0NB www.BrilliantBins.co.uk sales@BrilliantBins.co.uk Tel: 01488 684850 Edition 7 Feb 2013 Seiquelle Innovation Ltd 2013
Sanitary waste in the Brilliant Bin is collected along with your other commercial waste and so no additional vehicle miles are required. (General waste from Schools is commercial rather than domestic waste.) The Brilliant Bin is printed and constructed in the UK, so no shipping from the Far East is involved. FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) http://www.fsc.org/about-fsc.html certified box board is the principal material making up the bin. The original pulp is bleached using an elemental chlorine free process, and the board produced at an EMAS accredited mill. It can be disposed of by incineration for energy recovery or is bio-degradeable. Not suitable for recycling due to the content of the bin. The FSC logo is displayed on the back of the bin. The glossy laminates major raw material, Cellulose, comes predominantly from managed forestry in North America. The pulp suppliers have active replanting programmes and plant more trees than they harvest each year. Thus this film is distinguished from most other thermoplastic films in that it comes from a sustainable source and is not derived from fossil fuels. The secondary raw material is acetic anhydride, a simple derivative of the everyday tabletop chemical acetic acid (vinegar).
Im concerned about odour. Why is there no chemical fragrance in the Brilliant Bin?
The Brilliant Bin is designed to minimise environmental impact, therefore we do not use chemical powders and fragrance inside the bin. The lid of our bin is secured closed with a magnetic catch. Our research shows that the addition of scented chemicals inside a bin does not make a significant difference to odour outside the bin whether on an exchange bin or for the Brilliant Bin. Occasionally there is an issue which would only be dealt with by changing the bin. You can change a Brilliant Bin immediately, with an exchange bin you may need to wait weeks for the next exchange date. You can also provide small disposal bags for sanitary items to be put in before placing the item in the Brilliant Bin. These are available, along with an optional dispenser, on our product page.
Id like to provide small bags for items to go into before going in the bin. Do you sell these?
Yes, we supply printed paper bags designed for the purpose and also a clear Perspex holder if needed. See our website product pages.
Brilliant Bins is a trading name of Seiquelle Innovation Ltd, 103 High Street, Hungerford, Berkshire RG16 0NB www.BrilliantBins.co.uk sales@BrilliantBins.co.uk Tel: 01488 684850 Edition 7 Feb 2013 Seiquelle Innovation Ltd 2013