Clinical waste is any waste that poses a threat of infection to humans.
Examples of clinical waste include:
- Human or animal tissue
- Blood or other bodily fluids
- Excretions
- Drugs or other pharmaceutical products
- Swabs or dressings
- Syringes, needles or other sharp instruments.
Yellow sack collection
Removal of clinical waste from a domestic property is free via your NHS contact (eg doctor/district nurse). Please contact them for further details.
There is a charge for the removal of clinical waste from commercial organisations. The cost for collection and disposal for each yellow sack is £5.55.
Sharps containers (for needles and syringes)
Sharps containers from a domestic property must be returned to the doctor's surgery/hospital that provided them.
There is a charge for the removal of sharps containers from commercial organisations. You will be required to purchase a sharps container to commence collections at a cost of £1.83 and you will be charged the same for each replacement provided after collection. The cost for collection and disposal for each container is £5.55
For further details or to set up a collection contact waste management: