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Warwick District Council offers a free collection service for domestic clinical waste to all those residents in the district who require a collection from their home.
Legislation means that any of the following types of clinical waste can be disposed of with your normal household waste in your grey wheeled bin:
Items used to dispose of urine, faeces and other bodily secretions or excretions, this includes used disposable bed pans or bed pan liners, incontinence pads, stoma bags and urine containers where there is NO risk of blood contamination.
A special collection needs to be arranged for any other type of clinical waste. This collection is made on a weekly basis from a location specified by the householder. All waste should be contained in the yellow clinical waste bags provided by the Council and be secured with the plastic tie also supplied when they are no more than ¾ full.
An equivalent number of bags and ties will be left (free of charge) by the contractor to replace those that have been removed.
The Council cannot collect and dispose of clinical sharps. These should be stored in a rigid plastic container which would normally be supplied via the patient’s GP or health visitor who would arrange for their disposal and replacement. Ask your doctor for more information.
If you feel that you require a clinical waste collection from your home, then a formal request must be made in writing to the Council by your doctor or health visitor. More information about the service is available by calling 01926 456339 or through our online enquiry form below.
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