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30/07/2010

Clinical Waste Sacks

Aroma Products offer a range of clinical waste sacks. These are mainly used by healthcare, clinical, and specialist waste collection companies, to help comply with European legislation for the collection, transport, and disposal of appropriate wastes as detailed in the European Waste Catalogue (EWC) classification 18 01 Wastes from natal care, diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of disease in humans.

Our manufacturer of clinical waste sacks, offers their clinical waste sacks with the following key points as standard

97% recycled polyethylene.
Capacities: 30-90 litres.
UN accreditation to design weights: 3/5/9/10/12Kgs.
Durable.
Economical.
Packed in strong 100% recycled cardboard cartons.
Hazardous Waste for Incineration Bags

Yellow clinical waste sacks are used for the collection of body parts and organs including blood bags and blood preserves, includes category A waste. These wastes are categorised as hazardous under the EU Transportation of Hazardous Goods regulations and are required to be transported in bags or containers which comply with the UN packaging requirements.
The minimum disposal method is incineration.

Infectious and Potentially Infectious Waste
For treatment at a Licensed/permitted Facility - (Orange Bags with printing) EWC no. 18 01 03* UN number UN3291. Waste whose collection and disposal is subject to special requirements in order to prevent infection.
The minimum disposal method is Licensed / permitted treatment facility.

Offensive/Hygiene Waste
Yellow Bags with black stripe, Tiger Bags
EWC no. 18 01 04 and 20 01 991 UN number N/A. Wastes whose collection and disposal is not subject to special requirements in order to prevent infection (for example dressing, plaster casts, linen, disposal clothing, diapers). These wastes may previously have been classified as group E waste.
Minimum Disposal method is by deep landfill.

Guidance from our Dangerous Goods Safety Advisor - Keith White (DGSA) 1 Human hygiene waste from non-healthcare sources.

Whatever your clinical waste sacks enquiry why not contact one of our clinical waste specialists on 0845 3706106