Separate hazardous clinical waste collections
We collect clinical waste produced by residents within their own homes if requested to do so.
Waste produced during treatment
If the clinical waste is infectious and was produced in the course of a healthcare treatment at home, the healthcare service provider will be responsible for arranging its collection and disposal.
This waste should not be left for the resident or council to deal with. It can only be left in the patient's home with their permission if appropriate arrangements for its collection have been made in advance.
Unwanted medicines
The best way to dispose of unwanted medicines is by taking them to your local pharmacist.
Needles/syringes
Sharps boxes for containing hypodermic needles/syringes can be obtained on prescription (using an FP10 form). The following local pharmacies only accept full sharps boxes from substance misusers.
Area | Address |
Battersea |
Barkers Chemist, 49 Falcon Road, SW11 2PH (Tel: 020 7228 1701) Healthchem Ltd, 166-168 Battersea Bridge Road, SW11 3AW St John's Fixed Site Needle Exchange, St John's Therapy Centre, 162 St John's Hill, SW11 1SW |
Roehampton | Co-op Chemist, 3 Danebury Avenue, SW15 4DF (Tel: 020 8788 3150) |
Southfields | Aura Pharmacy, 78 Inner Park Road, SW19 6DA (Tel: 020 8788 6531) |
Streatham | Markrise Pharmacy, Mitcham Lane, SW16 6LY (Tel: 020 8769 0446) |
Tooting | Tooting Pharmacy, 175 Upper Tooting Road, SW17 7TJ (Tel: 020 8672 5843) |
Wandsworth |
Barkers Chemist*, 245 Garratt Lane, SW18 4DU (Tel: 020 8874 1495) Only accepts containers of less than 1 litre capacity. East Pharmacy, 53 East Hill, SW18 2QE (Tel: 020 8874 1636) |
Request clinical waste collection and/or containers
All tiger bag collections are weekly
Any clinical waste collected by this service will be disposed of safely and all records are treated confidentially.
Clinical waste must be collected separately and not mixed with other waste placed out for collection by the council or other contractors.
What happens next
All clinical waste collections are made on the same day that we collect