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Local Authority reponsibility. Birmingham contact here: This page may be referred to as www.birmingham.gov.uk/clinicalwaste Clinical waste collections are free of charge to householders who need to dispose of medical waste as a result of treatment at home. Collections are normally arranged as a result of a referral by a hospital, health visitor, GP, district nurse or home care assistant. Different conditions apply to commmercial clinical waste Clinical waste must not be placed in with your normal refuse. It must be stored in special yellow clinical waste bags prior to collection. Sharp instruments such as needles must be placed in special yellow plastic containers called sharps boxes. Clinical waste bags and sharps boxes are provided free of charge for domestic customers. Clinical waste collections are carried out once a week by a separate crew to your normal refuse collection and are taken directly to Tyseley for incineration. For more information contact: Clinical Waste Section on: 0121 303 7805 On Tue, 11 Aug 2009 10:52:54 +0100, Heather Griffiths <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >Please does anyone have a procedure for disposal of needles by >students in accommodation who need to take medication by injection, >and/or disposal of any other human waste, if applicable. If you can't >help, please can you point me in the right direction of who else I can >ask. > >thanks a lot. > > >Heather Griffiths >Inclusion Co-ordinator (Disability)/Equality and Diversity Officer >Newman University College >Genners Lane >Birmingham B32 3NT >email: [log in to unmask] >________________________________ > >Newman University College, Genners Lane, Bartley Green, Birmingham B32 >3NT (Registered Office) >Tel +44 (0)121 476 1181 Fax +44 (0)121 476 1196 >Newman University College is a charitable company limited by >guarantee, >Registered in England and Wales with Company number : 5493384 Charity >number : 1110346 VAT number : 559 1908 08