GP surgeries and medical practices produce a steady mix of healthcare waste every day, and getting the streams right keeps you compliant and controls your costs. Win Energy compares compliant clinical waste collection across a panel of licensed UK carriers for practices of every size.
The waste streams a surgery produces
- Sharps — needles from vaccinations, blood draws and minor procedures, in UN-approved sharps boxes.
- Infectious clinical waste — dressings, swabs and items contaminated with blood or bodily fluids.
- Offensive (hygiene) waste — non-infectious hygiene waste, collected in yellow-and-black bags.
- Pharmaceutical waste — out-of-date or unused medicines.
Right segregation saves money
As with care homes, a common overspend is putting offensive waste into the more expensive infectious stream. Vaccination clinics and flu seasons can also spike your sharps volumes, so collection frequency worth reviewing against what you actually produce. Correct segregation keeps you compliant and keeps the bill fair.
How Win Energy helps your practice
We compare licensed carriers on price and service, check your waste is in the right streams and containers, and size collections to your practice — including seasonal peaks. 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.