Dump the junk!

September 29, 2023

It’s that time of the year when we ask everyone to have a look at their wards, clinics and departments and take the opportunity to dump their junk and clear their clutter – all with the help and support of the Trust’s decommissioning team.

Instead of pushing broken equipment out into the corridor or tucking it under the desk to gather dust, work with the decommissioning team when they come to your area to get it all cleared away.

The team will be out in force cross site from September through to April, simply check the schedule to see when they’ll be coming to you and get ready for a clear up of broken, unwanted and surplus equipment.

Guidance:

1. Confidential waste – If you have confidential waste in excess of your normal collection amount, contact Theresa Hickey in Supplies for additional bags. These will be collected on your dump the junk day.
2. Medical equipment – Broken and surplus medical equipment. Please contact EMBE on 4070 option 3. They will arrange to collect it from your area. (This can be arranged at any point)
3. IT equipment – Surplus or broken IT equipment can be put out on your dump the junk day and it will be removed.
4. Medical gases – Please contact the portering services on your designated site. (This can be arranged at any point)
5. Clinical consumables – Out of date stores consumables., should be placed into a stores cage and will be removed on your dump the junk day.
6. Junk – Items of furniture, small electrical items e.g., toasters, surplus items, etc. This will be collected on the designated dump the junk day.

Please do not put things out before the scheduled dates or after. If you need something moving prior/after to your date, please contact ext. 4128.