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A responsible attitude to waste disposal
Author(s) -
Gillies Hugh
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
in practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.211
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2042-7689
pISSN - 0263-841X
DOI - 10.1136/inpract.23.1.53
Subject(s) - waste management , business , medical waste , biomedical waste , engineering , law , political science , health care
IT is the responsibility of veterinary surgeons to ensure that all waste produced by a practice is disposed of correctly and by a licensed waste management contractor. In this article, Hugh Gillies looks at how different types of waste are categorised and at the legal requirements for dealing with clinical and special waste.