CLINICAL & HYGIENE

UKWSL provides a service nationally, to collect and process Clinical and Hygiene Waste produced by businesses, from a single location to a multi-site national.

We have a wide range of containers within our service offering to ensure the correct size container and collection frequency is provided for your needs. Matching you with the correct containers will minimise the cost of waste collections whilst delivering environmental benefits, tailored specifically for your business.

We will ensure that your business is compliant with legislation. Utilising the most efficient collection method combined with state-of-the-art facilities to safely process and recover energy from the treatment process.

Our extensive experience in clinical waste and offensive waste disposal will reassure that you have fulfilled you Duty of Care obligation.

Our clinical waste services cover:

Special Clinical Waste

The Special Waste Regulations 1996 and the Special Waste Amendment Regulations 2004 control hazardous clinical waste produced in Scotland.

Hazardous Waste

In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, any part of clinical waste that contains an infectious element is termed ‘hazardous Waste’.

Non-Hazardous Clinical Waste

Clinical waste that does not pose an infection danger and that does not include other materials that might make the waste hazardous, such as cytotoxic.

Offensive Waste

Offensive waste is non-hazardous but still requires special labelling, storage and disposal.

Sharps Disposal

The right container for correct disposal is essential for Cytotoxic and Cytostatic medicinally contaminated sharps, Medicinally contaminated sharps and Phlebotomy Sharps.

Feminine Hygiene

Our services are safe and discreet for the collection and treatment of human hygiene waste including: sanitary, nappy and incontinence waste.