Clinical waste

We can arrange to collect clinical waste from households. This is a separate collection and will need to be arranged on an individual basis dependant on the needs of the resident. This service is free of charge and provided on a weekly basis.

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What is clinical waste?

Clinical waste is any waste that consists wholly or partly of:

  • human tissue
  • blood
  • other body fluid
  • prescribed drugs
  • other pharmaceutical products
  • swabs or dressings
  • syringes, needles or other sharp instruments

Please note: incontinence pads are not classed as clinical waste and should be disposed of in your black household waste bin.

If you or someone in your household needs a clinical waste collection that is not dealt with by your healthcare visitor/carer, please contact us and we will make arrangements for a member of the waste team to provide advice.

Please note: We do not accept purple, lidded, sharps boxes. These should be passed back to the original provider (hospital, GP surgery, carer, etc.) once full, or no longer required. 

Please let us know if you need to cancel a clinical waste collection.

Clinical waste collection days

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If we have snow or icy conditions during the winter, keep checking our website for details of bin collections in case the weather disrupts normal arrangements.