Our clinical waste removal services
Clinical waste removal across the UK: sharps, infectious, offensive, pharmaceutical and cytotoxic waste collected on a schedule or as a one-off, with the correct paperwork.
Sharps collection and disposal
A sharps collection service supplies rigid sharps containers with the correct lid colour, collects them when full or on a schedule, and sends them for treatment with the right consignment paperwork. It is for any business that uses needles, syringes, blades or lancets, from tattoo and aesthetics studios to GP surgeries and care homes. A sharps-only service for a small UK clinic or studio typically costs around £15 to £50 a month.
Infectious clinical waste collection
Infectious clinical waste is waste contaminated with blood or body fluids from someone known or suspected to have an infection, such as soiled dressings and swabs. It goes in orange bags for alternative treatment, or yellow bags where it must be incinerated, usually because medicines or chemicals are present. Infectious waste bins typically cost around £15 to £60 per lift in the UK, depending on bin size and treatment route.
Offensive and hygiene waste collection
Offensive waste is non-infectious waste that may be unpleasant but carries no known infection risk, such as gloves, aprons, incontinence pads, couch roll and sanitary products. It goes in yellow-and-black tiger bags and is non-hazardous, so it costs less to treat than infectious waste. Offensive waste collections in the UK typically cost around £5 to £30 per bag or bin lift.
Pharmaceutical and medicines waste collection
Pharmaceutical waste collection deals with out-of-date, returned, spilt and part-used medicines, using blue-lidded containers for non-cytotoxic medicines and purple-lidded containers for cytotoxic and cytostatic medicines. It is for pharmacies, nursing homes, GP surgeries, dental practices, aesthetics clinics and vets. A medicines waste container typically costs around £20 to £50 per container to collect and dispose of in the UK.
Anatomical and specialist clinical waste
Anatomical and specialist waste covers body parts, tissue and placentas in red-lidded containers, plus laboratory cultures, dental amalgam, gypsum casts and chemical waste that each need their own treatment route. It is for hospitals, minor surgery clinics, dental practices, laboratories, fertility clinics and vets. Prices vary widely by stream, and are usually quoted per container after the waste types and volumes are confirmed.
One-off clinical waste collections
A one-off clinical waste collection clears sharps, bags, medicines or specialist waste in a single visit, without a regular contract. It suits clinic closures and refits, stockpiled sharps, events, new businesses not yet on contract and backlogs left by a previous contractor. A one-off sharps collection typically costs around £40 to £100 in the UK, and a mixed bag and sharps collection around £80 to £150.