clinical wrap recycling - a sustainable solution
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Clinical ‘Theatre Wrap’
• Theatre Wrap in Hospitals and Healthcare
• Volume v’s Weight
• Specialist Landfill or Incineration
• TCG Ltd UK – Solutions to Industry
• Benefits to the Medical & Health Industry
• Ongoing Solutions and Opportunities
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Clinical Theatre Wrap
Typical operating room featuring “Wrap”
• Clinical “Wrap” is a non-woven polypropylene sterile wrap that is used to maintain the sterility of instruments and equipment and also as bed sheets and covers in the operating theatre.
• In US hospitals 2.2 billion Kgs of medical waste is generated each year and 20% of all operating theatre waste is Clinical “Wrap”. An average sized hospital with six operating theatres and treatment rooms will generate approximately 100 Kgs of “Wrap” material a day which is currently being disposed of by incineration and/or landfill.
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Thermal compaction Group Ltd – Providing Solutions to Industry
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Innovative Recycling with Styromelt Technology Single Operator with Ease of Operation – One Button Start Once Loaded, No Further Operator Input Sealed Unit – No Harmful Gasses or Heat Emissions Activated Carbon Filter – Polyropylene Naturally Aromatic Volumetric Reduction of 85 to 90% Operating Temperature Higher Than Normal Sterilization Produces One Solid 20Kg Sanitised Block of PolyPropylene Diverts Waste from Landfill and/or Incineration Significant Reduction on Waste Disposal Costs Environmental Impact Reduced Through Less Collections Sustainable Recycling Process Revenue Stream from Polypropylene Block Placed Back into the UK Supply Chain for New Products
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Clinical Wrap Recycling Trial – Aneurin Bevan NHS Wales
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Benefits To The Healthcare Industry
Reduction in Volume by 85 to 90% Sanitizes/Sterilises Contaminated Waste Operator Free for Other Duties During Densification Process Diverts From Landfill and/or Incineration Manageable, Non Hazardous 20Kg Solid Blocks 100% Compliant and Sustainable Recycling Process
Current Revenue Stream from PP Processed Blocks Re-Manufactured No Large Storage Space Required Fewer collections required Indoor or Outdoor Machine Operation
“Clinical Wrap” - delivered new and packaged
“Clinical Wrap” – In 20Kg recycled sanitized blocks
TCG Ltd- Future Projects and Solutions
• An exciting potential future development of our machine is to volumetrically reduce and sterilise other common plastics, such as Sharps, Sharps Bins, Fluid
Containers and Irrigation bottles which are used to dispense fluids and drugs to patients. These containers form a much larger waste stream than “Wrap”
material and have the same adverse high volume to low weight ratio characteristics that clinical “Wrap” has.
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