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Clinical Waste Collections

We can provide a clinical waste service for businesses such as nursing homes, residential homes, beauty salons and tattooists. You can apply for the service and purchase sacks (sold in rolls of 25) by calling our Customer Services team on 01263 516189.
  • Group A: All human tissue including blood soiled dressings, swabs and other soiled waste from treatment areas.
  • Group B: Used hypodermic needles*.
  • Group E: Incontinence pads, colostomy bags, used disposable bedpans and bedpan liners.

We cannot collect:

* any needles or dressings that have been used to administer Cytotoxic/Cytostatic medicines or anything you are told to label as Cytotoxic/Cytostatic waste. For advice on how to dispose of these items, please contact the dispensing pharmacy/surgery/hospital.

Group D waste (drugs and pharmaceuticals).

2013/14 Commercial Clinical Charges
Service Type Container Costs
Group A Waste £2.65 per sack delivered
Group B Waste £7.50 per box delivered
Group E Waste £1.90 per sack delivered
Incineration Charge (A/B Waste) £1.40 per sack/box incinerated
Disposal Charge (E Waste) £1.00 per sack disposed of
Collection Charge £18.00 per visit
Commercial Clinical Waste collection charges are subject to VAT @ 20%

Commercial clinical waste must not be mixed with other rubbish and must be disposed of in accordance with the regulations listed in the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and The Controlled Waste Regulations 1992, requiring the use of specially marked sacks and/or sharps boxes.

Contact Business Waste & Recycling Tel: 01263 516189
Email: cleansing@north-norfolk.gov.uk