Radioactive waste is notoriously difficult and expensive to dispose of safely and legally.
At New Waste Solutions our collection chemists are trained and qualified to collect and transport radioactive waste.
Most secondary schools in the UK have radioactive sources for demonstrations in GCSE and A Level Physics lessons. Even schools that no longer use them in their lessons may be holding on to old items that they thought couldn’t be disposed of. FE colleges and Universities also often have items they no longer use and have no reason to keep. That’s why we have all our Chemists trained to safely transport them away to be disposed of.
Many of our customers have found us to be significantly cheaper than the next best quote for disposal of radioactive lab smalls or chemicals. Often, other waste management company quotes can start at a minimum of £1000 just to get a chemist on-site, and then they rely on specialist couriers to transport your item direct to the disposal point as the additional training required for their own staff to transport radioactive waste isn’t seen as cost-effective, but couriers don’t provide approved packaging, or the relevant legal paperwork, so your £1000 doesn’t include transport or disposal costs! By keeping the costs of Chemist, packaging, documentation, and transport all in house, more than 90% of our quotes for radioactive lab chemical disposal fall under £1000 including transport and disposal.
Typical radioactive wastes we can help dispose of include:
- Protactinium Generators
- Americium, Strontium, and other similar radioactive sources
- Thorium compounds
- Uranium compounds
If your business uses specialist equipment that contains a radioactive source and you need that equipment disposing of, or perhaps you’re moving it to new premises, or need it delivered to a service agent, we can also help, either by providing free over the phone advice, or by arranging the collection and delivery for you.
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