Clinical and medical waste
Clinical waste such as needles and sharps, human waste tissue, animal waste and waste from dental, medical or veterinary treatments have the potential to cause disease and must not go in any household bin.
Disposal options
For domestic quantities contact your local hospital or health care provider for more information.
Commercial quantities
- Bins are provided by specialist clinical waste companies to manage clinical and medical wastes such as: sharps, human tissue waste, laboratory waste, animal waste, and waste resulting from dental, medical or veterinary research or treatment which has the potential to cause disease.
- Clinical and medical waste specialists manage the collection, treatment and disposal of all types of clinical and related waste such as:
Why?
Larger quantities of clinical waste contain disease and are hazardous to the environment and must be disposed of by a specialist waste company who will dispose of them responsibly.