Care and nursing homes produce a high volume of healthcare waste every day — and getting the segregation right is where the real savings are. Win Energy compares compliant collection for care homes across a panel of licensed UK carriers, so you stay covered for CQC and pay only for what you actually produce.
The waste streams a care home produces
- Offensive (hygiene) waste — incontinence pads and similar non-infectious items, usually your largest volume, collected in yellow-and-black “tiger” bags.
- Infectious clinical waste — wound dressings and items contaminated with bodily fluids.
- Sharps — insulin needles, lancets and medication sharps.
- Medicinal & pharmaceutical waste — out-of-date medicines, with controlled drugs denatured as required.
The costly mistake: mis-segregation
The single biggest overspend in care-home waste is putting offensive waste into the infectious (orange) stream, which costs far more to dispose of. Much of a home's daily waste is offensive, not infectious — segregating it correctly can noticeably cut your bill without cutting any corners on compliance.
How Win Energy helps your home
We compare licensed carriers on price and service, check your waste is in the right streams and containers, and size collection frequency to your home so you are not paying for empty lifts. It sits alongside your clinical waste, energy and water in one review.
Think you are overpaying, or unsure you are fully compliant? Call 0845 862 1947 or get in touch for a free, no-obligation review across our licensed panel.