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The information below explains the different types of clinical waste bags and sharps bins. It also shows which one you should use for the type of waste you are producing.
We are no longer accepting new requests for tiger bag collections. This is because these should only contain non-infectious clinical waste and that can be put in with your normal household rubbish. You can check which items you can put in your normal rubbish on our main Clinical Waste Collections webpage.
Orange bag 
For infectious clinical waste which is likely to infect others (eg, because you have an infectious disease) you will need to register for a clinical waste collection service. This could include treatment waste contaminated with:
- infectious bodily fluids
- infectious dressings
Register for a clinical waste collection service
Purple bag 
For cytotoxic and cytostatic waste, ie, waste produced during chemotherapy or hormone treatment you will also need to register for a clinical waste collection service. This includes waste which is:
- toxic
- carcinogenic
- mutagenic
- toxic for reproduction
- contaminated by medicines including:
- personal protective equipment, (eg, gloves, masks and gowns)
- syringe bodies and tubing
Register for a clinical waste collection service
Sharps bins 
For anything that can puncture the skin and may be contaminated with blood or other bodily fluids you will also need to register for a clinical waste collection service. This may include:
- needles and syringes
- cartridges of insulin
- finger prick lancets and platforms
- pen needles
- blades
- glass ampoules
Register for a clinical waste collection serviceDifferent types of sharps bins
- Orange label and lid: Infectious sharps waste
- Yellow label and lid: Infectious sharps waste contaminated with medicines
- Purple label and lid: Sharps waste contaminated with Cytotoxic and Cytostatic medicines
Please note; We do not supply new sharps bins. You will need to get these from your healthcare provider or pharmacy.
