Hospice, Nursing & Care Homes

We understand the 24/7 nature of residential care and the need to deliver waste services that take away the hassle, minimise red tape and protect staff and residents.

Stericycle is the trusted partner to nursing and long-term care facilities across Ireland

Stericycle enables nursing and long-term care facilities to maintain regulatory compliance by providing regulated medical waste management and compliance solutions that protect people and brands, promote health and well-being, and safeguard the environment.

Nursing and long-term care facilities provide residents with varying levels of assisted living care while also managing a safe and compliant environment for employees.

At Stericycle, we appreciate how important your role is in providing a high level of medical care and continuous personal care to your residents, whether you are a designated care manager, a healthcare manager, or a registered nurse. We also understand the effort it takes to handle the different regulated waste types, while running an environment where your employees and long-term care facility are up-to-date with regulatory requirements.

We customise solutions for your needs, whether you are a local independent long-term care home or a long-term care home with multiple locations across Ireland. Furthermore, we also offer you the convenience to safely dispose of your regulated medical waste as you care for the health and well-being of the residents in your care.

Why Stericycle?

When you choose Stericycle, you are selecting a partner with the resources to work with and stand by you when things are easy and when they are hard so you can focus on what matters most – the health and well-being of the residents in your care.

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Recommended Waste Disposal Solutions for Hospice, Nursing and Care Homes

Our solutions offer a variety of safe, secure, and compliant container options for the following types of waste generated in your facility. 

Sharps waste

Example sharps include:

  • hypodermic needles, syringes and syringe barrels
  • used medicine vials
  • scalpels, razors and razor blades
  • phials, pipettes, test tubes, broken glass

Infectious Waste Disposal

Example infectious wastes include:

  • contaminated dressings
  • disposable gowns
  • clinical gloves
  • other contaminated PPE
  • contaminated bedding

Offensive Waste

Example offensive waste includes:

  • disposable masks, aprons, gloves and overshoes
  • swabs and absorbent pads
  • bedding
  • incontinence pads

Chemical Waste

Example chemical waste includes:

  • steriliser, disinfectant and detergent
  • photographic chemicals
  • disinfectant, detergent and steriliser
  • x-ray solution

Pharmaceutical waste

Example pharmaceutical wastes include:

  • vaccine bottles
  • empty injection bottles
  • whole medicines
  • denatured controlled drugs

Sharps waste

Example sharps include:

  • hypodermic needles, syringes and syringe barrels
  • used medicine vials
  • scalpels, razors and razor blades
  • phials, pipettes, test tubes, broken glass

Infectious Waste Disposal

Example infectious wastes include:

  • contaminated dressings
  • disposable gowns
  • clinical gloves
  • other contaminated PPE
  • contaminated bedding

Offensive Waste

Example offensive waste includes:

  • disposable masks, aprons, gloves and overshoes
  • swabs and absorbent pads
  • bedding
  • incontinence pads

Chemical Waste

Example chemical waste includes:

  • steriliser, disinfectant and detergent
  • photographic chemicals
  • disinfectant, detergent and steriliser
  • x-ray solution

Pharmaceutical waste

Example pharmaceutical wastes include:

  • vaccine bottles
  • empty injection bottles
  • whole medicines
  • denatured controlled drugs

Why we're the perfect partner for you

You segregate

Segregate and store each type of specialist waste separately from your general waste.

We collect

Either on an agreed regular schedule or you can contact us for additional or ad-hoc collections.

We treat & dispose

All your waste is compliantly and securely processed, giving you peace of mind.

Put your trust in a leading specialist waste partner

All of our waste containers are UN approved and we have our own fleet of vehicles operating across Ireland with dedicated waste disposal facilities - this means that we can offer you compliant, fully trackable and auditable end-to-end specialist waste solutions that will help protect your business, your employees and your clients.

Frequently Asked Questions

Compliant waste management is critical in the protection of people, the environment and our communities.

Poor waste management exposes employees, waste handlers and the community to infections, toxic effects and injuries. Such as air, water pollution, disease and needle stick injuries.

Failure to correctly segregate, store, transport and treat healthcare waste can result in pollution, prosecution, fines and bad publicity.

In England and Wales the mixing of waste streams is prohibited by law - the waste producer is legally required to correctly segregate, label, package and store their waste. In Scotland it is considered best practice.

The national colour-coded segregation system identifies and segregates waste on the basis of waste classification and suitability of treatment/disposal options.

When segregating waste you must consider both the appropriate waste stream (colour coding) and the appropriate packaging.