Case Studies – Domestic, Recycling,
Clinical Waste Bins & Sack Holders

“We’ve saved £92,000 in clinical waste in the first year. The business case had a two-year payback and we’re on course to achieve that in 18 months.”….click article link above to read the full story.

Waste & Recycling changes at Hull & East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust with the help of EHP saved £92,000 in first year.

We worked with Hull and East Yorkshire during implementation of their new Waste Segregation system with general advice, multisite trials, product specification, HTM colour coding and staged deliveries with each bin marked for the relevant ward – all part of the EHPL service.

This Article is by EHPL Managing Director Gary Campbell on HTM07-01 and EHPL’s influence and response.

"At AHCP, the company was told of damage to hospital walls caused by other bins that
amounted to over £10,000 in repair costs.”

Are your Hospital Walls being damaged by your sackholders? This article explains that EHPL bins are specially designed to protect the wall from damage.

We have come across many Hospitals including new builds where the sackholders have caused tens of thousands of pounds of wall damage.

Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson “Hospitals have to work for everyone. Visiting hospital is emotional enough, struggling to park, finding your way, etc. The design of the building and products should be inclusive – if it’s good for the disabled it’s good for everybody”

An article which describes how EHPL, after consultation with Dame Tanni Grey Thomson, created a disabled adaption of their hands free bin.

These are available on all Premium and Ultimate Sackholders.

An article which describes how EHPL, after consultation with Dame Tanni Grey Thomson, created a disabled adaption of their hands free bin.
These are available on all Premium and Ultimate Sackholders.

“We asked two busy wards to use and abuse the bins for two weeks and provide feedback. Nurses were tasked to comment on ease of everyday use on the
wards, while domestics were asked to comment on the ease of cleaning and emptying of the various bins. Each ward was given four different bins from four different companies. “We took their feedback and chose Environmental Hygiene Products,” said Jen.

This article is on an implementation of HTM 07-01 waste segregation system using EHPL products.

In ward 18, the newly opened day case unit, staff nurse Nikki Fasina said: “There’s more infection control because you’re not touching the lid and being a sackholder it’s easy to see what the bag is for. The old ones used to make a noise - patients prefer the new silent closing.”

Article from Europe’s Largest Hospital Site – Aberdeen Royal Infirmary who switched over to EHPL sackholders.

“A few years ago, one hospital had a fire started by some vandals in its A&E department,” explained Gary. “They overfilled the bin in question with newspapers and set them alight with a match. As the paper burned, the lid came down and sealed off the fire, extinguishing it within the bin before it had a chance to start.”

Article discussing EHPL bins being Fire Retardant to NHS Approved Standards

“The need for waste bins to ensure fire retardancy was emphasised by Tommy Hill, a
trainer and technical consultant to the Fire Protection Association, who said: “I have
videos of bins being used to start fires. They’re a target for the arsonist, so its essential
waste bins are fire retardant.”

Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow moving to Fire Retardant Bins