Hazardous household waste

Clinical waste

A clinical waste collection will be needed if you are treating yourself at home and the waste from your treatment:

  • can cause infection or may be hazardous (i.e. where a risk has been noted based on medical judgment)
  • uses syringes or sharps

Clinical waste must not be placed in your normal waste collection.

Any medical professional caring for you at home should take clinical waste away themselves and dispose of it. This is their responsibility.

If you live in the city and produce clinical waste at home without the care of a medical professional, we are responsible for collecting your waste.

Please follow our waste disposal guidelines. If this applies to you, book a clinical collection:

  • online, or
  • call 01702 215006

Waste disposal guidelines

Tiger bags

Contents can include:

  • incontinence wear/pads
  • sanitary hygiene waste
  • catheters
  • nappies

Contact us if you produce more than two bags a week.

Please note that less than two tiger bags of waste can be double bagged and placed in your normal black non-recycling sack. These must not contain needles.

Yellow sharps boxes

Contents can include:

  • needles
  • syringes

Contact us in any instances of sharps.

How to book a council collection

To book your free collection:

Collections take place on Mondays 7am to 6pm.

Your bags and sharps boxes will be replaced at each collection unless you specify otherwise.

You can request up to 10 sharps boxes to be collected or delivered.

Please make sure:

  • your bags are tied
  • you seal and close sharps boxes
  • you do not place infectious or non-infectious waste in your normal bin

Further information

For more information about healthcare waste that is produced in a household, please see the governments healthcare waste guidance.

Speak to your healthcare professional if you are not sure if your waste is hazardous or not.

We do not provide a service for clinical waste produced by:

  • hospitals
  • health clinics
  • GP's
  • residential homes
  • nursing homes
  • vets

If you find:

  • needles
  • syringes
  • other clinical waste

in a public area, please see our reporting needles, syringes and drug related waste page for what to do and how to report it.

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