NHS Waste Management and Disposal
For over two decades, Stericycle has been a dedicated partner to the NHS, delivering comprehensive waste management services.
Trusted by over 70% of NHS Trusts and servicing more than 20,000 sites, we're committed to ensuring safe and compliant disposal of clinical waste, supporting the healthcare system's vital operations.
Safe Disposal of Clinical Waste for NHS
Stericycle ensures the safe disposal of clinical waste for NHS Trusts, offering reliable solutions tailored to the unique needs of healthcare facilities. Our services encompass the collection, transportation, and disposal of various types of medical waste, including sharps, pathological waste, and pharmaceuticals. We prioritise compliance with stringent regulations to mitigate risks and protect public health.
Sharps disposal bins placed strategically throughout healthcare facilities.
Collection of infectious waste from hospitals, clinics, and laboratories.
Proper disposal of pharmaceuticals to prevent environmental contamination.
Management of confidential waste to safeguard patient information.
Partner with Stericycle for trusted clinical waste management solutions tailored to NHS Trusts. Contact us today to ensure compliance and safety in your healthcare facility!
Stericycle helps protect NHS investment
When you pledge to take care of your patients, communities and the environment you need more than just a waste company.
You need Stericycle. Because we protect what matters.
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We offer unrivalled capacity and capability for NHS clinical waste treatment
Our nationwide infrastructure includes: 9 Energy from Waste (EfW) Incineration Facilities; 5 Alternative Treatment (AT) Facilities; 9 Waste Transfer Stations and 350+ Specialist Waste Vehicles.
We provide a transparent and accurate system for the management of your NHS waste
Our proprietary waste tracking software captures and monitors the data of all waste collected from point of production through to point of disposal, providing accurate online reporting updated daily and fully documented traceability at all times.
We use a state-of-the-art, industry leading vehicle tracking software
Using our highly advanced fleet tracking and telematics system our team can monitor the position of each vehicle in real-time, and divert the assigned vehicle to a route that avoids congestion or road traffic accident sites, to ensure the least possible amount of disruption to our collection schedules.
Our NHS waste solutions are quality assured and compliant
We operate an integrated set of procedures to ensure that best practice and quality of service are replicated across our business to the very same high standards.
Our e-consignment solution improves sustainability and efficiency
E-consignment will work with both our bin exchange and decant services, creating a paperless system which reduces the carbon footprint of our NHS waste collections and dramatically reduces the administrative burden of having to store and file paper consignment notes.
Our processes and procedures are regularly audited by external agencies
We are formally certified to the following standards: ISO 9001:2008; ISO 14001:2004.
We have unrivalled experience and knowledge
We have members on the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) healthcare waste special interest group steering committee, and have written and contributed to several CIWM papers on healthcare waste.
Our NHS waste solutions are sustainable
Our approach ensures that waste is managed as far up the hierarchy as possible.
Our Energy from Waste Recovery Facilities ensure that clinical waste is recovered as an energy resource, such as Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF), Steam or Electricity. We provide heat and power to seven NHS trusts with hospital-based incinerators.
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Frequently asked questions about NHS waste
The NHS guidelines mandate that clinical waste, including sharps, pharmaceuticals, and anatomical waste, be segregated, stored, and disposed of some specific guidelines to ensure safety and compliance.
NHS needles and other sharps should be disposed of in designated sharps containers, which are colour coded for safe disposal. Yellow lidded bins are for sharps contaminated with medicinal products, while orange lidded bins are for non-medicinal sharps.
NHS waste standards require the segregation of hazardous and non-hazardous wastes, utilizing appropriate containers and disposal methods.
