Clincial Waste Disposal

Clinical Waste Service

We operate a collection service for residents who create medical waste at home. There are two types of waste we collect on this service:

• Yellow clinical waste sacks (for any waste contaminated with blood or other bodily fluids)
• Yellow sharps boxes (for medical syringes)

Both the sacks and the boxes are supplied by the Local Health Authority. We then collect on arrangement from residents homes. Your hospital will call us to arrange a regular collection of yellow bags from the property. The sharps boxes, however, need to be arranged by the resident themself. We collect on Tuesdays, and all requests need to be called in by Friday the week previous. We ask that residents wait until they have collected 6 or more boxes before arranging collection, however, if your medication has stopped or it takes a long time to fill a box, we will arrange special collections.

If you need to ask any more questions or would like to arrange a collection, please let us know via the contact details on the side of this page.

The street cleansing team will clear discarded syringes from public land, and aim to do this within 24 hours.