NB: Disposal of Domestic Waste (& recycle waste) into a container designated for Clinical
Waste is an offence under the Hazardous Waste Regulations 2005. Recent studies
suggest that up to two thirds of clinical waste might be domestic waste. If producers of
waste fail to separate hazardous and non hazardous waste effectively then the regulators
may choose to serve improvement notice or penalty, not forgetting that the cost of clinical
waste disposal is very much higher than all other waste.