Clinical and hazardous waste disposal - Print version

Clinical waste - legal requirements

If you produce or hold hazardous waste (clinical) at your premises in England and Wales you must register your site with the Environment Agency on an annual basis [https://www.gov.uk/hazardous-waste-producer-registration] unless the total quantity of hazardous waste to be removed is less than 500kg per year. The Environment Agency will issue a Hazardous Waste Registration Report which details your specific registration number.

In addition to the above whether you are registered or not with the Environmental Agency you will still have to produce a consignment note every time your hazardous waste (clinical) is collected. For advice on this matter please contact us.

What is clinical waste?

Clinical waste is considered hazardous waste under environmental legislation when it contains substances or has properties that might make it harmful to human health or the environment.

This does not necessarily mean it is an immediate risk to human health but it should be treated and handled in accordance with guidelines set out in the Department of Health's Health Technical Memorandum 07-01: Safe management of healthcare waste.

What services do we offer?

We specialise in clinical waste disposal (hazardous and non hazardous). We arrange all of the necessary guidance to assist in the completion of the consignment note process and all waste will be sent to specialist treatment centres. Waste will either be incinerated and converted into energy or processed through alternative treatment and rendered safe.

We offer collections Monday to Friday from 7am - 4pm.

All groups of clinical waste are collected and disposed of correctly in line with current government guidelines.

Containers are fully lockable and can be stored internally or externally in a secured area. They can be permanently assigned to your company and can be emptied on a scheduled basis.