Refuse and waste related services

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Waste management, disposal and recycling services for trinity house depots in Essex, South Wales and Cornwall, including general and hazardous waste streams. General mixed office waste, including cardboard, paper, light kitchen waste and plastic. Larger-scale general waste, including cardboard, plastics and fabrics. Waste from the grit blasting processes in Harwich and Swansea. The blasting media are chilled iron and garnet, depending on the material being prepared. General waste ship waste which is emptied during crew-changes, every 3 weeks. Disposal of wet hazardous materials. This can include paint, low volume oils, oil contaminated materials, grease, aerosols and other freeflowing liquid materials. Disposal of dry hazardous materials. This can include dry paint, emptying paint tins, dry contaminated PPE and other dry items contaminated with hazardous materials. Disposal of waste electrical and electronic equipment. Batteries for support of marine aids-to-navigation and batteries are changed on buoys, lightvessels and lighthouses. Disposal are either lead-acid (lightvessels/lighthouse) or lead gel (buoys), totalling approximately 10 tonnes of batteries each year. Disposal of battery waste also includes electrolytes (acids) drained from batteries prior to transport. Dispose of a quantity of ferrous (iron, steel, etc.) and non-ferrous (aluminium) material from both the Harwich and Swansea sites. Effective disposal of all fluorescent tubes and lamps from the Harwich and Swansea sites. Any waste of this nature generated elsewhere will be disposed of via these 2 sites.