Clinical waste collection

How clinical waste collection service works

We collect clinical waste free of charge if you are self-treating at home and have a medical condition.

If you are being treated by a healthcare professional any waste produced should be removed and disposed of by them.

The local health authority provides the first sharps box, which you can get on prescription from your GP or pharmacist.

This service is for residential properties only.

What is clinical waste

Clinical waste is anything that could be infected or hazardous, for example:

• Blood or bodily fluids
• Drugs or other pharmaceutical products
• Dialysis waste
• Medical dressings
• Syringes

What is not clinical waste

The following are classed as hygiene waste and should be double-bagged and put out with your general waste:

• Incontinence pads
• Stoma bags

Arrange sharps box collection

• You may need a sharps box if you use items like syringes or hypodermic needles that can puncture the skin.
• Orders placed Monday to Thursday will be sent to the contractor for delivery/collection as requested the following week.
• Orders placed on a Friday to Sunday will have a delivery / collection as requested the week after next.

Once you’ve received a Sharps box make sure they are left outside, at the edge of your property the night before at your selected collection point as collections are early morning.

Order sharps box collection

Request clinical waste sack collection

If you believe you are eligible for a clinical waste sack collection, please complete the additional capacity form below:

Request clinical waste bag collection

We will carry out an assessment of your needs within 15 working days. If approved we will send you clinical waste sacks  and ties. Your collections will start the following week. We will contact you regarding any other decision.

If you’ve received clinical waste bags make sure they are left outside, at the edge of your property the night before at your selected collection point as collections are early morning.

Once the collection has taken place the crew will replace the number of bags and ties used each week.

If you do not use your clinical collection for 3 consecutive weeks clinical waste collections will stop.

Find your collection day

Please refer to the postcode list below for your collection day:

• RG1 - Tuesday
• RG2 - Wednesday
• RG4 - Tuesday
• RG5 - Tuesday
• RG6 - Wednesday
• RG7 - Wednesday
• RG9 - Tuesday
• RG10 - Tuesday
• RG27 - Wednesday
• RG30 - Wednesday
• RG40 - Thursday
• RG41 5.. - Wednesday
• RG41 any other - Thursday
• RG42 - Thursday
• RG45 - Thursday 

Cancel clinical waste collection form

If you no longer require the service please let us know by completing the form below:

Cancel clinical waste collection