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Posted By J.Walford
Is there any legal requirement for the disposal of pigeon faeces. I have advised the client on PPE but just can't find an answer to the disposal (if there is one).
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Posted By Juan Carlos Arias
no special requirement as far as I know. just put it in the bin bagged separately. I'm a qualified pest controller and that's how I would do it.
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Posted By Paul Leadbetter
Wouldn't the risk of psittacosis make this a hazardous waste?
Paul
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Posted By J.Walford
I was thinking that to Paul. But still haven't got an answer. Anyone else care to enlighten us with there ideas
Thanks in advance
Jason
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Posted By clarkey
No as far as I am aware the risk of Psittacosis comes from the dried droppings being inhaled. The only things to be taken into consideration are that the correct cleaning procedures and PPE are used. As far as I know there is no requirement to treat this waste differently to normal waste.
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Posted By Paul Leadbetter
But waste with property 'H9 “Infectious”: substances containing viable micro-organisms or their toxins which are known or reliably believed to cause disease in man or other living organisms' is classed as hazardous.
If you could prove that the droppings concerned were not infected with psittacosis (or any other human pathogen), would the waste then be non-hazardous?
Paul
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Posted By Di Mason
I can't remember ever moving pigeon poo around the place, but on occasion we have moved poo from other animals, usually dogs & cats. We treat it as UN3291 and package it accordingly. A straw poll of the office has us putting our 10 pence worth on EWC code 20 01 99 (assuming your client is not a vet, in which case use 18 02 02)
There is no reason why you can't move it as non hazardous, but you would have to prove there is no infectious risk, and the cost and time involved usually rule this out.
Enjoy
Home for tea!!
Di
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Posted By Mike DF
I first read this as cleaning pidgeons facesand thought I was on a vet's forum.
Having now read through the thread can you not go for the top of ERIC/PD and eliminate the supply somehow?
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Posted By J.Walford
The thing is that it has already happened. Just need to know about legal control measures for disposing of the waste, If there are any. Client is a cleaning company and have been asked to clean it up. I've informed them of the correct PPE to wear. Still haven't got an answer on disposing of the waste though
Regards
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Posted By Jay Joshi
Paul is correct that you have to apply the Hazard algorithm criteria H9 to determine, if you wish to do so, whether the waste is "Infectious" .
The definition
of "Infectious" includes "substances containing viable micro-organisms or their toxins which are known or reliably
believed to cause disease in man or other living organisms"
Alternatively, depending upon the origin of the waste, there could be an absolute entry in the Hazardous Waste List
Refer to:-
What is a hazardous waste? http://www.environment-
agency.gov.uk/static/documents/GEHO0506BKTR-e-e.pdf
Hazardous Waste - Interpretation of the definition and classification of hazardous waste :-
http://www.environment-a...nts/GEHO0603BIRB-e-e.pdf
Hazardous Property Assessment for Waste:-
http://www.environment-
agency.gov.uk/static/documents/GEHO1105BJVU-e-e.pdf
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