Tattoo Waste Disposal
Tattoo waste disposal, including sharps and needles, is crucial for maintaining safety in tattoo studios. Stericycle provides tailored disposal solutions to manage the unique waste generated by tattoo parlours, ensuring regulatory compliance and public health safety.
Waste Collection for Tattoo & Body Artists
Stericycle is your trusted partner for managing waste in the tattoo and body art industry. With our professional solutions, we ensure compliance with regulations while supporting your sustainability goals. Items we can dispose of include:
Used needles
Tattoo ink cartridges
Disposable gloves
Tattoo machine parts
Paper towels and wipes
With decades of expertise in the tattoo and body art industry, Stericycle is the trusted partner for waste management in the UK.
Join the numerous tattoo shops already benefiting from our tailored solutions, ensuring compliant and environmentally conscious disposal practices for your business.
Discover the Stericycle difference:
- Increase safety, compliance, and efficiency around biohazardous waste and sharps disposal with our variety of containers
- Reduce risk with leaders in managing regulated wastes supported by a robust infrastructure of expert localised team members, trucks, treatment facilities, and seamless vendor management
There are strict compliance requirements around healthcare waste. It must be correctly segregated, appropriately labelled and packaged for transport, stored safely in a secure place and described accurately on all documentation. But we know that you didn’t choose a career in body art to focus on the complexities of waste management - that’s our passion!
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Why we're the perfect partner for you
You segregate
Segregate and store each type of specialist waste separately from your general waste.
We collect
Either on an agreed regular schedule or you can contact us for additional or ad-hoc collections.
We treat & dispose
All your waste is compliantly and securely processed, giving you peace of mind.
Recommended Waste Disposal Solutions for Tattooists & Body Artists
Our solutions offer a variety of safe, secure, and compliant container options for the following types of waste generated in your facility.
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Sharps Waste
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Infectious Waste Disposal
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Offensive Waste
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Chemical Waste
Sharps Waste
Example sharps include:
- Example sharps include:
- needles and razors
- scalpels, razors and razor blades
- phials, pipettes, test tubes, broken glass
Infectious Waste Disposal
Example infectious wastes include:
- contaminated dressings
- disposable gowns
- clinical gloves
- bed roll
Offensive Waste
Example offensive waste includes:
- disposable masks, aprons, gloves and overshoes
- swabs and absorbent pads
- bed roll
Chemical Waste
Example chemical wastes include:
- steriliser
- disinfectants and detergent
- inks
Sharps Waste
Example sharps include:
- Example sharps include:
- needles and razors
- scalpels, razors and razor blades
- phials, pipettes, test tubes, broken glass
Infectious Waste Disposal
Example infectious wastes include:
- contaminated dressings
- disposable gowns
- clinical gloves
- bed roll
Offensive Waste
Example offensive waste includes:
- disposable masks, aprons, gloves and overshoes
- swabs and absorbent pads
- bed roll
Chemical Waste
Example chemical wastes include:
- steriliser
- disinfectants and detergent
- inks
