https://biowastegroup.co.uk/resources/guides UK guides on clinical waste, colour coding, segregation and licensed medical waste collection. en-gb Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:35:29 GMT https://biowastegroup.co.uk/resources/what-is-clinical-waste https://biowastegroup.co.uk/resources/what-is-clinical-waste Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Clinical waste is regulated healthcare waste that could cause infection if it is thrown in a general bag. UK definition, examples, colours and producer duties. https://biowastegroup.co.uk/resources/clinical-waste-vs-medical-waste https://biowastegroup.co.uk/resources/clinical-waste-vs-medical-waste Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Clinical waste is the regulated infectious group. Medical waste is the broader everyday phrase. Neither is a single bag colour or a single List of Waste code. https://biowastegroup.co.uk/resources/clinical-waste-colour-coding https://biowastegroup.co.uk/resources/clinical-waste-colour-coding Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Orange, yellow, tiger-stripe, sharps and purple colours from HTM 07-01, with examples of what belongs in each container and what does not. https://biowastegroup.co.uk/resources/how-to-segregate-healthcare-waste https://biowastegroup.co.uk/resources/how-to-segregate-healthcare-waste Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Segregate healthcare waste at the bin, not in the store. Infectious, sharps, medicines, offensive and amalgam stay apart. Producer duty, examples and official sources. https://biowastegroup.co.uk/resources/dental-waste-disposal-guide https://biowastegroup.co.uk/resources/dental-waste-disposal-guide Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT How a UK dental practice should pack clinical bags, sharps and amalgam. Mercury rules, notes, and what to send for a quote. Not a list of practices we already collect from. https://biowastegroup.co.uk/resources/how-to-choose-a-clinical-waste-company https://biowastegroup.co.uk/resources/how-to-choose-a-clinical-waste-company Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Check the carrier licence, who actually collects, what notes you will keep, and how often bags will be lifted. Frequency follows fill rate. Broker forms are not a collector. https://biowastegroup.co.uk/resources/hospital-waste-segregation https://biowastegroup.co.uk/resources/hospital-waste-segregation Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT How hospital wards and theatres keep infectious, sharps, pharmaceutical and offensive waste apart, and how collection crews support HTM 07-01 colour coding. https://biowastegroup.co.uk/resources/changing-clinical-waste-contractor https://biowastegroup.co.uk/resources/changing-clinical-waste-contractor Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT A practical checklist for switching clinical or medical waste contractor: notice periods, leftover bins, transfer-note files and how we take over a UK site. https://biowastegroup.co.uk/resources/case-studies/multi-chair-dental-group https://biowastegroup.co.uk/resources/case-studies/multi-chair-dental-group Sun, 28 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT How a multi-chair dental group put clinical waste, sharps and amalgam from several UK practices onto one Bio Waste Solutions Group account. https://biowastegroup.co.uk/resources/pharmaceutical-waste-uk https://biowastegroup.co.uk/resources/pharmaceutical-waste-uk Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT How pharmacies, wards and clinics should store and hand over pharmaceutical waste, when a consignment note is required, and what cannot go in a sharps bin. https://biowastegroup.co.uk/resources/case-studies/acute-hospital-midlands https://biowastegroup.co.uk/resources/case-studies/acute-hospital-midlands Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT How a 120-bed acute hospital in the Midlands moved infectious, sharps and pharmaceutical waste onto a licensed Bio Waste Solutions Group round with extra theatre cover. https://biowastegroup.co.uk/resources/sharps-bin-disposal-guide https://biowastegroup.co.uk/resources/sharps-bin-disposal-guide Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT How to fill, lock and hand over UN-approved sharps bins. Yellow, orange and purple lids, the fill line, and why needles must never go in a bag. https://biowastegroup.co.uk/resources/case-studies/nursing-home-offensive-waste https://biowastegroup.co.uk/resources/case-studies/nursing-home-offensive-waste Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT How a nursing home separated tiger-stripe offensive waste from orange clinical bags and added sharps collection for visiting clinicians. https://biowastegroup.co.uk/resources/htm-07-01-colour-coding https://biowastegroup.co.uk/resources/htm-07-01-colour-coding Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Orange, yellow, tiger-stripe and sharps colours from HTM 07-01. How Bio Waste Solutions Group supplies containers so staff segregate correctly from day one. https://biowastegroup.co.uk/resources/what-is-medical-waste https://biowastegroup.co.uk/resources/what-is-medical-waste Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT A clear UK definition of medical waste: infectious, sharps, pharmaceutical and offensive streams, who must use a licensed carrier, and how HTM 07-01 colour coding works. https://biowastegroup.co.uk/resources/duty-of-care-healthcare-waste https://biowastegroup.co.uk/resources/duty-of-care-healthcare-waste Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT What duty of care means for hospitals, clinics and care homes: classify waste, use a licensed carrier, keep transfer notes, and check Environment Agency registration. https://biowastegroup.co.uk/resources/waste-transfer-notes https://biowastegroup.co.uk/resources/waste-transfer-notes Thu, 22 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT What a waste transfer note must show after a clinical or medical waste collection, how long to keep it, and when you need a consignment note instead.