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Household Clinical Waste

There are 2 types of clinical waste collection service provided by us. These services are free for householders and require the use of coloured sacks or sharps boxes available from our Customer Services Team on 0300 123 1163 who can also arrange for collections.

  • Group A: All human tissue including blood soiled surgical dressings, swabs and other soiled waste from treatment areas.
  • Group B: Used hypodermic needles *

Please do not place Group A or B waste in either your black sacks, clear recycling sacks or Twin Bins.

Household Group E Waste: Incontinence pads, colostomy bags, used disposable bedpans and bedpan liners, can be placed in your black bin but should be securely placed in a plastic bag first. 

For Commercial Group E Clinical collections, please see our commercial collection charges.  
*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.
Contact our Customer Services Team at Kier Tel: 0300 123 1163 (Charged at local rate)
Email: waste@north-norfolk.gov.uk