Household clinical waste
If you need clinical waste removed from your house, we offer a free collection service for its safe removal and disposal.
How do you arrange this service?
Step 1: You should ask for a collection via your district nurse, doctor or GP.
Step 2: Once we receive a request from them, we will tell you your collection day, time and where it will be picked up from.
Step 3: The waste should be placed in an appropriate bag or container and left at the pick-up point.
Please note: collections of needles etc will only be made to patients that are housebound.
What is household clinical waste?
- blood or other bodily fluids
- human tissue
- drugs or other pharmaceutical products
- swabs or dressings
- syringes, needles or other sharp instruments
Please see our
for more information.If you find a needle please do not attempt to pick it up yourself.
Contact us
- Customer Services
- help@durham.gov.uk
- 03000 26 0000
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