Clinical waste

Book a sharps collection or contact us to discuss an infectious waste collection


Sharps, needles and syringes

You can request an on-demand sharps collection to dispose of sharps, needles and syringes.

Your GP should provide you with a sharps bin. If you need a replacement sharps bin, you can request one from us using our online form.

Sharps collections are available on specific days depending on the area you live in:

Wednesday (book by the end of Monday for collection the same week)

  • Croxley Green WD3
  • Maple Cross/West Hyde WD3
  • Mill End WD3
  • Moor Park/Northwood HA6
  • Rickmansworth WD3
  • Loudwater

Thursday (book by the end of Tuesday for collection the same week)

  • Abbots and Kings Langley WD5/WD4
  • Chorleywood WD3
  • TRDC residents in Garston WD25
  • Sarratt WD3
  • Carpenders Park WD19
  • South Oxhey WD19

On the day of your collection, leave your locked sharps bin at the edge of your property by 6am. If you live in a flat or maisonette please leave your locked sharps bin outside the main entrance of the building by 6am. Only locked sharps bins will be collected.

Request a sharps collection

Infectious waste

If you think your waste may be infectious, please contact us to let us know the details. A Clinical Waste Officer will review your enquiry and contact you to discuss the options for your clinical waste collection.

Non-infectious waste

Please use this form to request a non-infectious waste collection service from Three Rivers District Council. This includes:

  • incontinence products
  • stoma bags
  • catheter bags
  • dressings


Enquire about a Non-infectious waste collection