Clinical Waste Bags
Discover Stericycle's collection of clinical waste bags, available in yellow, orange, tiger, and black variants. Designed to meet the highest standards of quality and compliance, our meticulously designed bags ensure secure containment and disposal of clinical waste.
Discover more about our clinical waste disposal solutions!
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Yellow Waste Bags
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Orange Waste Bags
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Tiger Bags
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Black bags
Yellow Waste Bags
Infectious or potentially infectious clinical waste contaminated with chemicals or pharmaceutical / medicinal wastes e.g. medicated dressings, iodine dressings, swabs, wipes contrast media.
Yellow-stream waste must be sent for incineration at a suitably authorised facility.
Orange Waste Bags
Orange clinical waste bags are for infectious or potentially infectious soft clinical waste contaminated with blood/bodily fluids e.g. dressings, swabs, wipes, gloves, gowns, masks, aprons, and blood bags.
Orange-stream waste can be sent for disinfection by alternative treatment at a suitably authorised facility.
Tiger bags
Offensive, non-infectious waste such as nappies and incontinence pads, or soft items contaminated with offensive clinical waste.
Tiger-stream waste may be sent for incineration at ‘energy from waste’ (EfW) facilities.
Black bags
General waste such as flowers, paper hand towels, packaging, newspapers. Do not dispose of clinical waste in domestic waste bags as this can spread disease.
Yellow Waste Bags
Infectious or potentially infectious clinical waste contaminated with chemicals or pharmaceutical / medicinal wastes e.g. medicated dressings, iodine dressings, swabs, wipes contrast media.
Yellow-stream waste must be sent for incineration at a suitably authorised facility.
Orange Waste Bags
Orange clinical waste bags are for infectious or potentially infectious soft clinical waste contaminated with blood/bodily fluids e.g. dressings, swabs, wipes, gloves, gowns, masks, aprons, and blood bags.
Orange-stream waste can be sent for disinfection by alternative treatment at a suitably authorised facility.
Tiger bags
Offensive, non-infectious waste such as nappies and incontinence pads, or soft items contaminated with offensive clinical waste.
Tiger-stream waste may be sent for incineration at ‘energy from waste’ (EfW) facilities.
Black bags
General waste such as flowers, paper hand towels, packaging, newspapers. Do not dispose of clinical waste in domestic waste bags as this can spread disease.
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Remember...
Do not use for the disposal of free liquids.
Do not use for the disposal of sharps or rigid items likely to puncture the bag.
Clinical waste bags should be filled no more than two thirds full OR to a maximum weight of 8kg, whichever is reached first.
Clinical waste disposal bags should be sealed at the point of production using the swan-neck method.
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