Type of waste |
Inclusions |
Disposal route |
---|---|---|
Clinical (infectious healthcare) waste – if you have an infection |
Infected dressings Infected swabs Infected human tissue |
Clinical waste collection Email Commercial Services for more information |
Sharps |
All needles used for injecting Disposable instrument blades |
Dedicated sharps box collection Email Commercial Services for more information |
Household waste |
Catheter bags – with contents emptied into the toilet Stoma bags – with contents emptied into the toilet Incontinence pads Syringes with needles removed Tubing, and ‘peg’ or stomach feeding equipment |
Securely bagged in your household black bin or sack |
Unwanted and out-of-date medicines |
Tablets Liquids Epipens |
Return to a local pharmacy |
Medicine packaging |
Cardboard boxes Aerosol cleaning sprays Empty plastic bottles Plastic packaging |
Recycling bin or sacks (Rinsed and squashed as usual as required) |
Cytotoxic waste |
Purple lidded sharps |
Email Commercial Services for more information |