autoclave bags

Re: autoclave bags

Jane Rowe — Wed, 12 May 2010 10:43:00 GMT

Hi there..

I was in a practice for placement for the last 8 weeks and they used to throw used autoclave pouches - the whole thing - into the recycling bin. I didn't question it but I'm not sure to be honest.

Jane

Re: autoclave bags

Mrs Dot Dot — Mon, 03 May 2010 17:57:32 GMT

We try and recycle our autoclave bags... we only have a green wheelie bin for the vet flat upstairs that is emptied once every 2 wks so gets full really quickly but we sneak all our cardboard boxes into Tesco's recycling bins just up the road and we have recycling bins in consult rms, prep room, staff rm and reception..... once the green bin is full we put it all into black bags and we take a bag home with us to put in our green bins... probably not quite the right thing to do but at least it gets recycled!

Re: autoclave bags

Vicky RVN — Sun, 02 May 2010 18:42:17 GMT

[quote user="Nick 'Batfink' Shackleton DipAVN(Surg)VN MBVNA"]

In the NHS if we put cardboard boxes are placed into normal rubbish bags we get in to trouble!

[/quote]

Good to hear it!

We only have a small household recycling wheelie bin at work, and it's only emptied every other week, so don't recycle as much as we could It fills up in no time!

Re: autoclave bags

Nick Shackleton — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 23:00:58 GMT

In the NHS if we put cardboard boxes are placed into normal rubbish bags we get in to trouble!

Re: autoclave bags

Rachel Jayne — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 22:56:36 GMT

Yeah, when I first started at my last practice, I got them recycling loads, one of the first things was all the paper backing from the autoclave bags.

It's amazing how much you can recycle in practice - our recylcing box was overflowing every week!!

Re: autoclave bags

Erica Huggins — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 18:46:09 GMT

Yep , the think to work out if it can be recycled (paper stuff!) is sruntch it up and if it stays srunched up then it can!

Re: autoclave bags

Steph Phillips — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:54:53 GMT

[quote user="staceyvn"]the answer is YESSSSSSS. as long as you are seperating the film front from the paper back [/quote]

Wooooppss!! I dont do that - but now I know! lol.. cheers for that :)

Re: autoclave bags

staceyvn — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:23:39 GMT

the answer is YESSSSSSS. as long as you are seperating the film front from the paper back (as we do) you can recycle, its actually amazing the amount of paper you can save so id now ask everyone on here to recycle your old autoclave bag paper backs :-)

Re: autoclave bags

Steph Phillips — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 08:11:46 GMT

[quote user="Sal (the 1st) Holesworth VN CMH Chyp (M)PNLP"]

well if the paper backing isnt fit for recycle i 'm afraid i been doing it wrong again!

[/quote]

Me too!!

Re: autoclave bags

Kerry Spain — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 23:31:54 GMT

[quote user="Sal (the 1st) Holesworth VN CMH Chyp (M)PNLP"]

well if the paper backing isnt fit for recycle i 'm afraid i been doing it wrong again!

[/quote]

hahahaha but the thought was there!

Re: autoclave bags

Sal the 1st — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 23:18:26 GMT

well if the paper backing isnt fit for recycle i 'm afraid i been doing it wrong again!

Re: autoclave bags

Kerry Spain — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 22:17:14 GMT

Good question, I've often thought about that too but have never actually done anything about it

I don't think they are coated with anything are they? Would be very interesting to know the answer!

Re: autoclave bags

staceyvn — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 16:39:24 GMT

yeah looks like im gonna have to, thought id see if anyone on here knew .....oh well another job for my ever growing list :)

Re: autoclave bags

Claire Cameron — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 16:07:16 GMT

Good question, no idea I'm afraid. You could try contacting the manufacturer?