Skip to content

Waste Segregation and Safe Disposal in the Workplace

Mixed waste streams put workers at risk from sharps, chemicals and contaminated materials, and expose organisations to fines when hazardous waste ends up in a general skip. This course teaches practical waste classification, segregation at source and safe handling through to disposal. It works through the general, hazardous, medical and recyclable streams that offices, clinics, workshops and factories generate every day.

Ready to book? Secure your place on this programme.

Register for this course

What you will be able to do

  • Classify workplace waste into general, hazardous, medical and recyclable streams.
  • Set up colour coded segregation and labelling that workers actually follow.
  • Handle sharps, chemical and contaminated waste to prevent injury and exposure.
  • Arrange safe storage, transport and disposal through licensed contractors.
  • Maintain waste manifests and records that satisfy environmental requirements.
  • Reduce waste at source and improve recycling and recovery rates.

Course outline

  1. 01Classifying workplace waste streams
  2. 02Segregation, colour coding and labelling
  3. 03Handling sharps and contaminated waste
  4. 04Safe storage and holding areas
  5. 05Transport and licensed disposal
  6. 06Waste manifests and record keeping
  7. 07Reducing waste and improving recycling

Who should attend

Facilities and cleaning staff, laboratory and clinic workers, workshop teams, environmental coordinators and safety officers responsible for workplace waste.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
12 to 13 Oct 2026Johannesburg2R10,000Register
13 to 14 Oct 2026Cape Town2R10,000Register
14 to 15 Oct 2026Durban2R10,000Register
15 to 16 Oct 2026Pretoria2R10,000Register
19 to 20 Oct 2026Windhoek2US$1,100Register
20 to 21 Oct 2026Gaborone2US$1,100Register
21 to 22 Oct 2026Maseru2US$1,100Register
22 to 23 Oct 2026Mbabane2US$1,100Register
26 to 27 Oct 2026Lusaka2US$1,100Register
27 to 28 Oct 2026Harare2US$1,100Register
28 to 29 Oct 2026Lilongwe2US$1,100Register
29 to 30 Oct 2026Blantyre2US$1,100Register
2 to 3 Nov 2026Mozambique2US$1,100Register
3 to 4 Nov 2026Nairobi2US$1,100Register
4 to 5 Nov 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100Register
5 to 6 Nov 2026Kigali2US$1,100Register
9 to 10 Nov 2026Kampala2US$1,100Register
10 to 11 Nov 2026Accra2US$1,100Register
11 to 12 Nov 2026Lagos2US$1,100Register
12 to 13 Nov 2026Cairo2US$1,100Register
16 to 17 Nov 2026Mauritius2US$1,100Register
17 to 18 Nov 2026Dubai2US$1,100Register
18 to 19 Nov 2026Online2US$900Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

Related courses in Health and Safety

Health and Safety

Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment

Most risk assessments are written once, filed, and never used again. The work here is producing baseline...

Next session
29 Sep to 1 Oct 2026
Venue
Lagos
3 day programme
FromR13,000
Health and Safety

Incident Investigation and Root Cause Analysis

When something goes wrong, the easy answer is operator error, and the easy answer is almost always wrong.

Next session
29 Sep to 1 Oct 2026
Venue
Accra
3 day programme
FromR13,000
See all Health and Safety courses