Clinical waste is mainly produced by hospitals, health clinics, doctors' surgeries and veterinary practices, but also arises from residential homes, nursing homes and private households.

Examples of clinical waste include:

Human or animal tissue
Blood or other bodily fluids
Excretions
Drugs or other pharmaceutical products
Swabs or dressings (inc. nappies)
Syringes, needles or other sharp instruments
 
What should I do with it?

1. Recycling Centres
Clinical waste is not counted as Household Waste. None of the Household Waste Recycling Centres in Cambridgeshire accept clinical waste.

2. District/City Councils
You should not dispose of any clinical waste in the normal domestic refuse.

Please contact your local District/City Council for details regarding clinical waste collection.

3. Private contractors
You will need to contact the company directly to find out if they deal with this kind of waste.
 

Notes

Where needles are provided by a health service they should also provide you with a 'sharps box' in which to store used needles. Ask the supplier of the sharps box for more information regarding its disposal.