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Phil Steer

Phil Steer

Waste management consultant at Sharpsmart UK, senior leader in sustainable healthcare and clinical waste transformation for NHS organisations.

Sep 10, 2026

GailHOST
6:31
Should the government be focusing on recycling centres and that, rather than just putting the pressure on the NHS to do this, do this, actually start building some recycling centres that actually can recycle stuff?
6:45
Yeah, I mean, legislation, the government is leading the way with legislation.
6:49
So that's where like simpler recycling came in.
6:52
So I think we should, we're all aware of the changes that have happened with food waste and segregating that out since March 2025.
7:01
I think the simpler recycling legislation is there to push the industry to adapt.
7:07
But, you know, it is a little bit behind.
7:11
So we need to focus on what we can do now and what's part of the clinical waste strategy.

22 MINS LATER

GailHOST
29:17
me it's absolutely fine this is what it's all about it's that conversation don't worry about it i feel talk to me about the waste energy from waste as well so is that something you you especially you also deal with and you help with that energy so if i'm if we're the nhs trust is burning waste we can get that energy and tap it back into the system is that right

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