Clinical waste and sharps collections

Get a sharps bin or arrange collections of medical waste from your home.

We collect clinical waste for free from homes where someone is treated by a doctor or nurse, or treats themselves, for example with injections or dialysis.

What we collect

  • sharps, such as needles and lancets, in a yellow sharps bin
  • dressings, swabs and other waste that may be infectious, in orange bags

Incontinence pads and stoma bags that are not infectious can go in your general waste bin, double-bagged.

Request a collection or sharps bin

You'll need a letter or prescription from your doctor, nurse or pharmacist that says you need the service.

Request clinical waste collections

What happens next

We'll deliver your sharps bin or bags within 5 working days. We'll then collect every 2 weeks, on a set day we'll tell you. Leave your waste in a safe place out of sight, but where our crew can reach it.

If you need it urgently

If your sharps bin is full and you cannot wait, call 01632 960 000. Most pharmacies will also take a full sharps bin back.