mr pettigrew was speaking to our health editor, hugh pym.tigrew‘s company has lost disposable contract with some hospitals in infant because he was storing too much waste at his sights, he claims to me in some cases, medical waste was now not being handled safely. i know now that waste is being stored at hospitals in shipping containers and shipping containers are being lined with black liners, to stop liquids, whatever else, coming out, that has been put into skips. the department of health denied this and said there were strong governance to ensure safe disposal of waste. and no gap in service provision. mr pettigrew says his company has a backlog because of a lack of incinerators around the uk to burn it. in a statement today, the regulator said: in e—mails seen by the bbc, mr pettigrew wrote to the agency in may, advising: an official responded: the agency said today, planned shutdowns did sometimes occur for maintenance. the company says it has been vilified for providing an excellent service. what do you say to someone who says that th

mr pettigrew was speaking to our health editor, hugh pym.pital waste. garry pettigrew‘s company has lost disposable contracts with some hospitals in england because he was storing too much waste at his sites, but he claimed to me in some cases, medical waste was now not being handled safely. i know just now that waste is being stored in hospitals in shipping containers, and shipping containers are being lined with black liners, to stop liquids, whatever else, coming out of this, that's been put into skips. the department of health denied this, and said there were strong governance to ensure safe disposal of waste and no gap in service provision. mr pettigrew says his company had a backlog of medical waste because of a lack of incinerators around the uk to burn it. in a statement today, the regulator, the environment agency said: in e—mails seen by the bbc, mr pettigrew wrote to the agency in may, advising: an official responded: the agency said today planned shutdowns did sometimes occur for maintenance. the company says it has been vilified

mr pettigrew was speaking to our health editor, hugh pym.pettigrew‘s company has lost disposable contract with some hospitals in infant because he was storing too much waste at his sights, he claims to me in some cases, medical waste was now not being handled safely. i know now that waste is being stored at hospitals in shipping containers and shipping containers are being lined with black liners, to stop liquids, whatever else, coming out, that has been put into skips. the department of health denied this and said there were strong governance to ensure safe disposal of waste and no gap in service provision. mr pettigrew says his company has a backlog because of a lack of incinerators around the uk to burn it. in a statement today, the regulator said: in e—mails seen by the bbc, mr pettigrew wrote to the agency in may, advising: an official responded: the agency said today, planned shutdowns did sometimes occur for maintenance. the company says it has been vilified for providing an excellent service. what do you say to someone who says that

in a statement today, the environment agency said: in an e—mail seen by the bbc, mr pettigrew wrote toying: the agency said today, planned shutdowns did sometimes occur for maintenance. the company says it has been vilified for fulbright —— vilified for providing an excellent service. what do you say to those who have said there are body parts being stored at your site, that it is not hygienic or safe? that is not true. every single part that people are referring to there, is dealt with securely, professionally and any anatomical waste would he stored in fridges and prioritise. in response to allegations of former staff that there had been a range of practices are sites that would be worrying to the public? —— worrying to the public, the boss said they operated in line with guidelines. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week, we're in cairo, as egypt's capital prepares to open the doors to the biggest archaeological museum in the world. it's fit for a king. you have lentils, it had chickpeas, it you have these fried onions. we sample some of the kitty —— city's culinary delights. a

mr pettigrew said the problems were caused by a shortage of incinerators, not the compa ny‘s actions. to our health editor, hugh pym. following the news about there was a backlog of medical waste disposal sites, 15 nhs hospital trusts in england terminated their contracts with health care environmental services, the regulator, the environment agency, saying the company was in breach of permits and enforcement action was under way. but now in an exclusive bbc interview, the managing director garry pettigrew has claimed he did have a plan to reduce the backlog and his company was treated unfairly. i feel that this company has been vilified severely for providing an excellent service. what do you say to someone who said they we re do you say to someone who said they were body parts being stored at your sides and its unhygienic and not safe ? sides and its unhygienic and not safe? none of it is true. all the parts people are referring to are dealt with securely, professionally and any anatomical waste are stored in fridges and prioritised for outward bound. the company blames the backlog

mr pettigrew said the problems were caused by a shortage of incinerators, not the company's actions. editor, hugh pym. following the news there was a backlog of medical waste at disposal sites, 15 nhs hospital trusts in england terminated their contracts with health care environmental services. the regulator, the environment agency, saying the company was in breach of permits and enforcement action was under way. but now in an exclusive bbc interview, the managing director garry pettigrew has claimed he did have a plan to reduce the backlog and his company was treated unfairly. i feel that this company has been vilified severely for providing an excellent service. what do you say to some who have said they were body parts being stored at your sites and it's unhygienic and not safe? none of that is true. all the parts people are referring to there are dealt with securely, professionally and any anatomical waste are stored in fridges and prioritised for outward bound. the company blames the backlog of waste on a lack of incineration facilities in the uk. to get it safely destroyed. man

mr pettigrew said the problems were caused by a shortage of incinerators, not the compa ny‘s actions. editor, hugh pym. following the news about there was a backlog of medical waste disposal sites, 15 nhs hospital trusts in england terminated their contracts with health care environmental services, the regulator, the environment agency, saying the company was in breach of permits and enforcement action was under way. but now in an exclusive bbc interview, the managing director garry pettigrew has claimed he did have a plan to reduce the backlog and his company was treated unfairly. i feel that this company has been vilified severely for providing an excellent service. what do you say to someone who said they were body parts being stored at your sides and its unhygienic and not safe ? none of it is true. all the parts people are referring to are dealt with securely, professionally and any anatomical waste are stored in fridges and prioritised for outward bound. the company blames the backlog of waste on a lack of incineration facilities in the uk. to get it safely destroyed. many peopl