Clinical Waste

Clinical waste is defined as “any waste which has the potential to cause infection or disease". It is commonly generated through the healthcare sector. 

The compliant management, treatment and disposal of clinical waste is an essential activity within the healthcare and research sectors. Clinical waste must be segregated, transported and disposed of under controlled conditions, in accordance with applicable legislation. Familiarity with the regulations is important for anyone involved in the management of this waste stream. 

Totus offers a bespoke clinical waste management service, in partnership with fully permitted European Recovery Facilities, providing additional capacity to the UK market. By opting for energy recovery through high temperature incineration (HTI), waste producers gain R1 recovery status for their clinical waste, enhancing environmental credentials. 

Clinical waste suitable for onwards shipment to EU includes: 

  • Syringes, needles or other sharp instruments packed into UN approved rigid boxes
  • Pharmaceutical waste 
  • Clinical waste packaged into UN approved rigid boxes
  • Cytotoxic and cytostatic drugs 
16

billion injections are administered each year worldwide

Our compliance team, comprised of fully qualified chemists and Dangerous Goods Safety Advisors (DGSA’s), have worked closely with regulatory bodies in the UK and Europe, to ensure safe practice is adopted for the export of clinical waste. This includes the production of a fully approved clinical waste packaging procedure which has been approved in conjunction with the relevant regulatory bodies and is now benchmarked as the industry standard.

In addition to offering high tonnage capacity, Totus offers a stable solution for long-term clinical waste contracts. Our all-encompassing service incorporates the complete management of the transfrontier shipment process, including our approved high-security transportation method. 

15%

of waste generated by health-care activities is considered hazardous



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