Clinical Waste Bags

Each different clinical waste bag colour identifies the type of medical waste you can store in it. Using the right colour of clinical waste sack is vital to separate waste, including hazardous and non-hazardous rubbish and infectious and non-infectious medical waste. This reduces the chance of contamination to ensure all your medical waste is disposed of properly.

With the right colour bags for clinical waste, you also protect the health of your employees, patients, and anyone else who may come into contact with the materials. These are the different colours of clinical waste bags used in the UK and what each one can store:

• Yellow clinical waste bags – for infectious and potentially infectious medical waste, such as medicated dressings, swabs, and wipes. Infectious waste in these bags is sent for incineration.
• Orange clinical waste bags – for heavy duty infectious waste, such as contaminated bandages, masks, and gloves. Unlike yellow medical bags, the waste in these needs heat treatment before incineration or may go through disinfection.
• Red clinical waste bags – for anatomical waste including body parts, organs, and blood bags. This includes hazardous and non-hazardous waste that’s sent for incineration.
• Purple clinical waste bags – for cytotoxic and cytostatic waste that’s hazardous, such as chemotherapy-related medicines, syringes, needles, and other medicine containers.
• White clinical waste bags – for dental (amalgam and gypsum) waste, for example tooth fillings, capsules containing residue, and dental study moulds. Hazardous dental waste may be incinerated, while non-hazardous amalgam and gypsum waste can be treated and disposed of in separate landfill.
• Yellow and black (tiger) clinical waste bags – for offensive, non-infectious waste like nappies and incontinence pads. Sometimes called tiger bags due to their yellow and black stripes, these are also sent for incineration.
• Clear clinical waste bags – for lateral flow waste, such as used lateral flow tests and devices. This waste classes as a type of chemical waste, so is incinerated.

Get free clinical waste bags for any type of medical waste you produce – just pay for collection with no delivery or rental costs. We can supply the types, sizes, and colours of clinical waste bags you need anywhere in the UK. Fill with the relevant kind of medical waste, and then one of our licensed waste carriers will collect it at an agreed time.

They’ll transport your clinical waste sacks to a relevant waste management facility for safe and legal disposal. Arrange collection on a daily, weekly, or fortnightly basis to meet your needs. If you’re unsure what’s right for you, our expert team can provide a waste audit and advise on the best medical waste bags to use.

Get a free quote for the number, size, and type of clinical waste disposal bags you need. Call 0800 211 8390 or contact us online today. Our friendly team can answer any questions you have about clinical waste disposal bags.