Clinical Waste Collections

We offer a clinical waste collection service. This is the collection of medical dressings and needles. The collected items are incinerated at a special site.

To arrange a clinical waste collection, contact us using the details on the right of this page.

The waste is placed in Yellow Clinical Bags that are provided by your Medical Centre or Hospital. Each time we collect your yellow bag we will replace it with another one.

Collections take place every Tuesday or Wednesday and items for collections must be placed out or accessible for collection from 6.45am onwards.

Safe disposal of needles and syringes

If you need to dispose of needles:

• contact your doctor's surgery or local health centre for advice
• use one of the public sharps bins located at Cowley Road Public Conveniences by Manzil Way or Park End Street
• use one of the cubicle sharps bins in Public Toilet Facilities at Gloucester Green, Market Street, Castle Street and The Westgate Centre

Page last reviewed 21 May 2009