Clinical waste collection for dialysis patients

Who can use this service

We collect clinical waste from dialysis patients who have been referred by a hospital Renal Nurse.

Your responsibilities

• If you have been treated at home, your nurse or medical professional must arrange for your clinical waste to be collected.
• Used sharp tubs (sharps bins) must be returned to the GP surgery where you got them.

What we cannot collect

We do not collect:

• needles, syringes, or injection pens – return these to your doctor.
• incontinence pads – put these in a bag and place them in your household bin.
• excrement or bodily fluids.
• medication, tablets, or creams – take unwanted or out-of-date medicines to any community pharmacy.
• blood, human or animal waste.
• medical implements.

Do not put syringes, needles or sharps bins in any of your household waste bins. 

Always use a sharps bin for used needles and syringes. When your sharps bin is full, return it to your provider or take it to your nearest Household Waste Recycling Centre.