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Clinical waste and sharps

We can ensure your clinical waste and sharps are disposed of safely and in compliance with the HTM 07-01 framework, hazardous waste regulations, and environmental waste regulations.

Call: 01603 513 271

Safe and compliant clinical waste disposal across the UK

Clinical waste management

We can help with all types of clinical waste disposal. This includes infectious waste, offensive waste, cytotoxic waste, and many other types of medical waste.

Sharps disposal

Our sharps bins will help to protect your staff and clients from needlestick injuries. We can provide orange, yellow, and purple-lidded sharps bins based on your needs.

Clinical waste sacks and bins provided

We will provide colour-coded containers to simplify waste segregation for your staff and keep your clinical waste secure between your scheduled collections.

Non-clinical waste disposal

We can provide a number of non-clinical waste services to improve your recycling rates in line with the NHS green plan, for example, paper towel recycling.

Proof of waste transfer provided

We’ll provide a waste transfer note or a hazardous waste consignment note after every collection, demonstrating your Duty of Care for waste disposal and providing an audit trail.

Available UK-wide

Our clinical waste collections are available UK-wide. We can schedule regular collections on an agreed frequency, or you can use our services on an ad hoc basis.

Clinical waste disposal for organisations of all sizes

Clinical waste services and sharps collections are essential for any organisation that produces medical waste, whether hazardous or non-hazardous. We provide clinical waste disposal services to:

Hospitals
Hospices
Laboratories
GP surgeries
Medical centres and clinics
Dentists
Care homes
Veterinary practices
Cosmetic clinics
Piercing/tattoo studios.

Flexible collections

Whether you need a clinical or sharps waste collection every day or every 6 months, we can help. You aren’t obligated to have collections at a frequency we’ve set out. Our collections are available on a regular schedule or on an ad hoc basis. You choose the frequency that works for the volume you produce, keeping costs low for your organisation.

Colour-coded containers provided

We will provide secure containers with colour-coded lids or colour-coded clinical waste bags for your staff to use. Colour coding can help to improve correct waste segregation and keep your team and ours safe. Let us know what types of clinical or sharps waste you produce, and we can provide the containers.

Approved treatment facilities

With all waste types, we work with approved treatment facilities. Medical waste isn’t usually recyclable, so we use sterilisation, incineration with energy recovery, and high-temperature incineration to treat your clinical waste. To reduce the environmental impacts and treatment costs associated with your clinical waste disposal, we encourage our customers to only use purple-lidded bins for items where 1,000℃ high-temperature incineration is necessary.

The types of medical waste we can collect

We can arrange fully compliant medical waste disposal for:

Infectious waste
Offensive waste
Sharps waste
Pharmaceutical waste
Cytotoxic and cytostatic waste
Anatomical waste
Chemical waste
Dental waste
Veterinary waste

For certain types of organisations, for instance, veterinarians, waste services for animal by-products may also be required. We can help with this, as well as many other waste management and recycling services.

Get in touch

Book a collection for your clinical waste and sharps.

Call us on 01603 513 271

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Frequently asked questions

If your query isn’t answered on this page, feel free to give us a call on 0800 035 3395 or visit our FAQs page for more frequently asked questions.

Infectious waste is a form of hazardous clinical waste that could pose a risk of spreading diseases or pathogens. Examples of infectious waste can include sharps, dressings used for wound care, and PPE worn whilst treating patients with infectious diseases.

Offensive waste is a type of non-hazardous medical waste that, while unpleasant, can be disposed of more cost-effectively than hazardous waste. Examples of offensive waste can include nappies, sanitary waste, and PPE used in non-hazardous settings.

Cytotoxic waste is waste that has been used for administering medications that cause severe damage or destruction of cells, for example, to shrink tumours.

Cytostatic waste is waste that has been used for administering medication that inhibits cell growth and reduces the opportunity for cell reproduction, for example, to prevent tumours from growing.

Both are considered hazardous clinical waste and must be disposed of through high-temperature incineration.

Yes. We will provide colour-coded clinical waste bins and sacks to help your staff effectively and safely segregate hazardous and non-hazardous clinical waste.

We will provide a Waste Transfer Note or Hazardous Waste Consignment Note after every service, depending on the materials we have collected.

How frequently your clinical waste needs collecting depends on the type of waste it is.

Infectious and offensive waste can be stored for up to 7 days if stored outside, or for up to 14 days if stored in a building. Offensive and infectious waste disposal services must be arranged to ensure these maximum storage times aren’t exceeded.

Unrefrigerated anatomical waste must be collected within 24 hours, or 72 hours if over a weekend, whereas refrigerated anatomical waste can be stored for up to 14 days.

Cytotoxic and cytostatic drugs, pharmaceuticals, dental amalgam, and other chemicals can be stored for up to 6 months.

Clinical waste should never be left to overflow from bins, and it should stay within strict legal storage limits. More information about healthcare waste storage and segregation can be found on the UK government website.