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Medical rubbish
Find out what can and cannot be put in the medical waste bags / boxes
Yellow bags
Yes please
- bandages
- dressings
- incontinence pads
- stoma bags / catheter bags
No thanks
- syringes, needles or other sharp medical items
- any recycling or general rubbish which is not medical
Yellow sharps boxes
Yes please
- syringes, needles or other sharp medical items
No thanks
- bandages
- dressings
- incontinence pads
- stoma bags /catheter bags
- other medical waste
- any other rubbish (recycling or general rubbish)