My hubby was reeling off codes, which I tried to ignore, but it might help you if you are armed with them!!
Blood contaminated waste comes under 180103 - which means it needs to be disposed of by incineration or alternative means.
Totally agree, that's what we've have been advised. This is why waxing strips should be disposed of correctly whether there is blood showing or not, it's due to the risk of contamination.
Body hair comes under 180104 - which means it can be disposed of in landfill, but should be in clinical waste bags. That said, it depends on your circumstances and local council. I can see this would probably be the case if you are a salon, but I'm not sure how you work. I work from home and spoke to my local council and they are happy for me to put my waste in my normal bin, but only because I don't offer intimate waxing. If I did offer this, then I would need to use a professional clincal waste collection service.
We were advised that it should go into clinical waste bags but not to be disposed off to landfill or be placed in household waste.
We use a company that supplies us with a small bin that suits both hair and waxing. It gets taken away to be incinerated.
They also issue a waste disposal licence and contract. It makes no difference if you own a salon, work from home or mobile.
That's what we have been told for our area.