Medical Centres
City Hygiene offers an extensive waste management services for the medical centres and health clinics. The table below is a guide to what kinds of waste products we can manage and the industry compliant methods by which this waste is safely disposed of.
Description of Waste | Products Required | EWC Code | Waste Category | Method of Displosal | Notes |
Sharps | Sharps Bin - Yellow lid | 18.01.09 | Hazardous | Incineration / alternative treatment | Contaminated with medical residue such as local anaesthetic needles and other disposable instruments. |
Sharps | Sharps bin Orange lid | 18.01.01 | Non Hazardous | Incineration / alternative treatment | Not contaminated with Pharmaceuticals or medicines such as sharps used for phlebotomy or any other blood sharps |
Cytotoxic / static sharps | Sharps Bin - purple lid | 18.01.08 | Hazardous | Incineration | Contaminated with cytotoxic /static medicines such as cancer treatments, hormones and steroids. |
Hazardous Waste | Orange Bags | 18.01.03 | Hazardous | Incineration / alternative treatment | Infectious waste - soft waste including swabs, dressings, bandages and wipes / body fluids etc. |
Offensive Waste | Tiger Bags | 18.01.04 | Non Hazardous | Deep Landfill | Non infectious offensive waste such as sanitary waste, incontinence pads and Nappies. Non infectious swabs and dressings. |
Sanitary Waste | Tiger Bags | 18.01.05 | Non Hazardous | Deep Landfill | Non infectious offensive waste such as sanitary waste. |
Pharmaceutical Waste | Sharps Bin - Blue lid | 18.01.09 | Hazardous | Incineration | Out of date and refused or returned drugs |
Pharmaceutical Waste | Doom kit or drug destruction kit | 18.01.09 | Hazardous | Incineration | Controlled drugs i.e. Diazapam or Morphene which have to be denatured using a doom kit before being place in a pharmaceutical bin. |
Call City Hygiene today on 0115 9 007 311 to discuss your individual waste management requirements or to book an appointment with one of our consultants.