Hospital Waste Disposal & Management
What is Hospital Waste?
Hospital waste, also referred to as clinical waste, comprises a variety of materials generated in healthcare settings across the UK. This encompasses used needles, syringes, bandages, gloves, expired medications, and biological specimens.
Additionally, hospital waste may include hazardous chemicals, radioactive materials, and pharmaceutical waste. Proper management and disposal of hospital waste are paramount to prevent infections, safeguard public health, and protect the environment.
Stericycle provides specialised hospital waste disposal services tailored to the specific requirements of healthcare facilities, ensuring adherence to regulations and promoting safe waste management practices. We provide healthcare waste collection, treatment and disposal services to more NHS and private sector hospitals in the UK than anyone else.
Discover Expert Hospital Waste Management
Explore Stericycle's expert hospital waste management solutions tailored for healthcare facilities across the UK.
Our comprehensive services include collection, treatment, and disposal of various types of hospital waste, ensuring compliance with regulations and promoting environmental sustainability.
Trust Stericycle's decades of experience in medical waste management to safeguard public health and enhance the efficiency of your waste disposal processes.
Trust Stericycle's decades of experience in medical waste management to safeguard public health and enhance the efficiency of your waste disposal processes.
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Professional Solutions for Hospital Waste
Our hospital waste solutions offer a variety of safe, secure, and compliant container options for the following types of waste generated in your facility.
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Sharps Waste
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Infectious Waste Disposal
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Offensive Waste
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Chemical Waste
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Pharmaceutical Waste
Example sharps include:
- hypodermic needles, syringes and syringe barrels
- used medicine vials
- scalpels, razors and razor blades
- phials, pipettes, test tubes, broken glass
Infectious Waste Disposal
Example infectious wastes include:
- contaminated dressings
- disposable gowns and gloves
- other contaminated PPE
- contaminated bed roll
Offensive Waste
Example offensive waste includes:
- disposable masks, aprons, gloves and overshoes
- swabs and absorbent pads
- bed roll
Chemical Waste Disposal
Example chemical wastes include:
- photographic chemicals
- disinfectant, detergent and steriliser
- formaldehyde
- x-ray solution
Pharmaceutical Waste Disposal
Example pharmaceutical wastes include:
- returned and out-of-date medicines
- controlled drugs destruction kits
- cytotoxic and cytostatic medicines
- vaccine bottles
- empty injection bottles
Sharps waste
Example sharps include:
- hypodermic needles, syringes and syringe barrels
- used medicine vials
- scalpels, razors and razor blades
- phials, pipettes, test tubes, broken glass
Infectious Waste Disposal
Example infectious wastes include:
- contaminated dressings
- disposable gowns and gloves
- other contaminated PPE
- contaminated bed roll
Offensive Waste
Example offensive waste includes:
- disposable masks, aprons, gloves and overshoes
- swabs and absorbent pads
- bed roll
Chemical Waste Disposal
Example chemical wastes include:
- photographic chemicals
- disinfectant, detergent and steriliser
- formaldehyde
- x-ray solution
Pharmaceutical Waste Disposal
Example pharmaceutical wastes include:
- returned and out-of-date medicines
- controlled drugs destruction kits
- cytotoxic and cytostatic medicines
- vaccine bottles
- empty injection bottles
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Why we're the perfect partner for you
You segregate
Segregate and store each type of specialist waste separately from your general waste.
We collect
Either on an agreed regular schedule or you can contact us for additional or ad-hoc collections.
We treat & dispose
All your waste is compliantly and securely processed, giving you peace of mind.
