About
Clinical waste solutions
you can trust
Cleanaway provides comprehensive clinical and healthcare waste solutions to hospitals, health services and research facilities across Australia. Our specialist understanding of healthcare environments is backed by our Cleanaway Daniels brand as well as a national network of licensed collection services and state-of-the-art treatment facilities, ensuring we deliver the highest standards of safety, hygiene and regulatory compliance.
Partnering with Cleanaway supports best practice in clinical waste management – helping reduce health and safety risks, prevent contamination, and meet EPA and health department obligations with confidence.
General clinical waste
Used dressings, bandages, swabs, gloves, and other disposable items contaminated with blood or body fluids.
Sharps and infectious Waste
Needles, syringes, lancets, and other materials exposed to infectious agents requiring compliant, secure disposal.
Service
Who we work with
Hospitals and healthcare networks
Comprehensive clinical waste solutions for public and private hospitals, day surgeries, and specialist medical centres.
Primary and community care
GP clinics, dental practices, allied health providers, and community health services.
Aged care, disability and veterinary
Safe, compliant waste management for aged care facilities, disability services, and veterinary clinics.
Research, pharma and government
Pharmaceutical manufacturers, research laboratories, and government health agencies.
Process
Clinical waste management process
Our end-to-end clinical waste services include safe collection and transport, compliant treatment and full traceability of all clinical waste.
We supply labelled medical waste bins that meet regulations and support correct waste segregation aiming to minimise the risk of cross-contamination.
You receive full traceability of your waste disposal, manifest logs and EPA reporting support available.
Details
Medical waste bins and containers
Medical waste bins have traditionally been stationary, open-lidded bins or kerbside-style mobile garbage bins, which transferring clinical waste across multiple containers. This increases the risk of spills and spread of infection, as well as exposing healthcare staff to injuries.
Cleanaway offers a broad range of custom solutions to help safely manage the high-risk waste streams generated from clinical care.
Infectious waste
Waste contaminated with blood, body fluids or other potentially infectious materials
Sharps waste
Needles, syringes, scalpels and other sharp objects
Pathological waste
Human or animal tissues, organs and body parts
Pharmaceutical waste
Expired or unused medications, including controlled substances and cytotoxic drugs
Chemical waste
Disinfectants, cleaning agents and other chemicals used in healthcare settings
Radioactive waste
Waste containing radioactive materials used in medical procedures
Comprehensive
Industy-leading Clinismart containers
The Clinismart container range offers a smarter alternative, with design features built for safety and compliance that include:
- Touchless operation: Clinismart containers feature foot pedals for hands-free opening and closing, reducing the risk of cross-contamination
- Automated sanitisation: After each use, Clinismart containers undergo a robotic sanitisation process to eliminate bacteria
- No plastic liners: This minimises pathogen exposure and potential risk from bin and bag handling, as well as reducing the environmental impact
- Leakproof body and lid seal: This securely contains fluids and odours
- Clear labelling and segregation: Clinismart systems promote proper waste segregation with clear labelling, temporary locking mechanisms and distinct designs
Output
What happens to clinical waste
Clinical waste is strictly regulated in Australia due to its potential risk to public health and the environment. Waste must be managed by licensed providers like Cleanaway that have tracking, documentation and treatment protocols in place.
Our healthcare waste facilities use advanced treatment methods to render all clinical waste streams non-infectious and safe for final disposal. Treatment technologies include:
- High-performance incinerators featuring online EPA monitoring and market-leading air quality control systems
- Australia’s leading robotic washline, processing over 1.2 million reusable sharps containers annually and diverting thousands of tonnes of plastic from landfill
- Modern autoclave systems – including major investments in NSW, Victoria and Tasmania – offering a cleaner, lower-emission alternative to incineration that kills over 99% of microorganisms through high-pressure sterilisation
Our promise
Why choose Cleanaway
A one-stop solution
We offer an expansive range of services, custom waste solutions and expert support to meet the waste management and resource recovery needs of Australian businesses, councils and industries of any size.
Making a sustainable future possible together
We’re leading the way in sustainable waste management and resource recovery, helping Australia to transition to a circular economy and investing in lasting solutions for the benefit of all Australians – now and into the future.
Health, safety and environmental focus
We implement rigorous controls to safely collect, treat and dispose of waste, minimising the risk of harm to people and the environment while meeting strict compliance standards.
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Market-leading infrastructure
Our EPA-licensed, state-of-the-art facilities enable safe, efficient waste processing and resource recovery at scale.