Clinical waste

Hygiene waste can be put in your general rubbish bin. We can collect sharps boxes but your other hazardous clinical waste should be collected by your healthcare provider.

Disposing of your hygiene waste 

Hygiene waste is non-infectious or non-hazardous waste such as:

  • stoma bags
  • sanitary towels
  • incontinence pads
  • nappies

Your hygiene waste does not need a special collection. You should put hygiene waste in a regular black bin bag and into your general rubbish bin.

If you have a disability or health condition, you may be eligible for a larger bin. Call us on 020 8726 6000.

Disposing of your clinical waste

Clinical waste is infectious or hazardous waste such as:

  • blood or other infectious bodily fluids
  • disposable wipes, dressings, plasters, bandages, bedpans or liners, stoma bags and urine containers
  • personal protective equipment (gloves, mask, aprons)
  • saline or glucose IV bags and tubing
  • syringes and needles
  • human tissue

Your clinical waste must be collected separately from your household rubbish.  

We do not collect clinical waste (apart from sharps boxes for syringes and needles). You need to contact your GP surgery or healthcare provider to arrange for your clinical waste to be collected.

Sharps boxes for used syringes and needles

Sharps boxes are for the collection of used syringes and needles only.

You'll need to request a collection when you fill your box to the line indicated.

You can either:

Collection of your sharps box

We'll email you about your box collection day. 

On the day of collection, you should leave your box at the front of your property, visible from the roadside. Your box will be collected from 6am.

If you live in a flat or similar, leave your box outside your internal door.

If your sharps box doesn't get emptied

You can either:

If you need a new sharps box

You can either:

We do not offer a collection service for commercial clinical waste.