A free clinical waste collection service is offered to
residents or employees who have a medical condition which means
they produce clinical waste during treatment. The City of London is
able to supply yellow clinical waste sacks or sharps containers
(boxes used for needles), which when full, can be collected by
arrangement. Collections can take the form of either a regular
collection, eg every Monday morning the crew can call to collect
full containers and replace them with empty ones, alternatively,
where less frequent collections are required, on request.
The collected waste is sealed into UN approved containers for
transport. These containers are then taken to Western Riverside,
Waste Transfer Station, where they are sent for final disposal by
incineration.
The City of London cannot collect pharmaceutical waste, eg
medicines or tablets, any such waste should be returned to a
dispensing chemist for disposal.
For more information about the service please contact the Waste
Collection Team on 020 7606 3110 or by email
waste.collection@cityoflondon.gov.uk.
You can apply for the Clinical Waste Collection Service by
downloading, completing and returning the following application
form below
Clinical waste collection form (22kb)
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Details of clinical waste collection from businesses