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Frequently Asked Questions
PHS Wastetech is a leading service provider in commercial waste collections operating throughout the UK.
A. Former foodstuffs include cooked ham, ready meals, cooked pies, cooked pasties, and cooked tinned fish. These can be disposed of in the ordinary general waste container.
A. Metal containers will contain small fires but the paintwork may be damaged and will need re-spraying should a fire occur. Plastic containers and lids will melt very quickly and will need replacing. Please remember all containers are the responsibility of the customer while on site. We strongly recommend that you inform you insurers that you have a container on site.
A. Treatment is to encourage recycling and reduce the impact of the waste that continues to be landfilled.
A. Yes, segregation is equivalent to sorting. Both are acceptable treatments, provided that a reasonable amount of the sorted or separated materials are not sent to landfill. Treating or recovering some of the waste is necessary to reduce the volume land filled or enhance recovery. PHS Wastetech offer recycling collections of these segregated material, existing clients please email sales@phswastetech.co.uk for further information. If you have an enquiry and are not yet a customer of PHS Wastetech then please email sales@phswastetech.co.uk
A. An animal by-product includes animal carcasses, parts of animals and products derived from animals including raw meat, which is no longer intended for human consumption. Animal by-products have to be collected separately in sealed leak proof containers and disposed of via incineration or rendering in order to prevent the spread of diseases such as foot and mouth. This means that raw meat products such as raw sausages, bacon, smoked salmon, salami, Parma ham, raw chicken, raw fish, frozen raw meat and raw eggs from shops distributors or food factories cannot be disposed of in general waste containers but must be segregated and collected separately as an animal by product.
A. Catering wastes are waste from catering establishments such as cafes restaurants and domestic kitchens, which produce food ready for consumption. Catering waste can include cooked or raw meat from a catering establishment and is not subject to separate disposal requirements of the Animal by-product regulations and therefore can be disposed in your general waste container.
