Care Home Waste Management Solutions from Principal Hygiene

One Waste Service – Everything Covered

Every care home has different waste requirements. We can provide a tailored solution covering:

Clinical Waste – Safe collection and disposal of healthcare related waste.

Sharps Waste – Suitable containers and safe disposal for needles and other sharps.

Pharmaceutical Waste – Suitable containers and safe disposal for unused or partially used medicines.

Sanitary & Nappy Waste – Discreet, hygienic collection services.

General Waste & Recycling – Reliable collection of everyday commercial waste.

Yellow Bags & Bins Care home clinical waste include dressings, gloves, swabs, wipes, PPE.

Orange Bags & Bins Contaminated with blood or bodily fluids e.g. dressings, swabs, wipes, gloves, gowns, masks, aprons, and blood bags.

Purple Bags Hazardous cytotoxic and cytostatic medicines e.g. chemotherapy, hormone-based drugs. High temperature incineration required.

Black Bags Domestic Waste Used pharmaceutical waste, such as expired or partially used medication (not usually for sharps).

Indoor bins typically 240l.

Yellow Lids Medicinal products and their residues e.g. syringes and needles used in patient treatments.

Orange Lids Sharps not contaminated with pharmaceuticals e.g. blood-contaminated needles, scalpels, and glass from clinics.

Purple Lids Hazardous cytotoxic and cytostatic medicines e.g. chemotherapy, hormone-based drugs. High temperature incineration required.

Blue Lids Used pharmaceutical waste, such as expired or partially used medication (not usually for sharps).

Red Lids Anatomical waste types e.g. blood bags

Sharps bin sizes can range from just .5 litre to 22 litres.

Sanitary and Nappy Waste Disposal

Sanitary Bins are needed for all toilets, women, disabled, and men.

Nappy Bins for incontinence issues for both women and men.

Whilst sanitary and nappy waste is classified as non hazardous it should still be disposed by a registered waste disposal carrier.

Outdoor clinical bins

Outdoor bins make for easy collection, clinical waste obviously held in an appropriate coloured bin.

New trade waste regulations introduced at the end of March 2025 require separate bins for: