A New Normal in Hospital Waste Management

We look at how clinical waste management impacts the healthcare environment and its effect on the safety of staff and patients.

We don’t start with the waste compound, the by-product of the waste journey… We start at the point of waste generation. Examining clinical behaviour, staff and patient safety, portering labour, movement, storage, and waste containment methodologies allows us to design a bespoke programme that meets your facility’s needs. All Sharpsmart solutions are pivoted on increased safety, reduced sustainability impact and the elimination of cross-contamination and infection risk in the disposal of medical waste.

Peer reviewed in some of the world’s leading medical journals, the Sharpsmart system has proven greater reduction in sharps injuries than any other sharps containment system in the world.

With over 5 years of research invested into its design and engineering, the Sharpsmart collector is manufactured to precise tolerances to ensure that all safety mechanisms are functional on each and every collector. Fitted with an engineered maximum sensitivity safety tray, users are protected in hands-free disposal of sharps and needles. The Sharpsmart is more than just a sharps container, it is an engineered safety device proven to dramatically reduce needlestick injury rates, minimise infection transfer, and substantially improve the risk profile of all organisations that generate and handle healthcare waste.

As healthcare facilities across the United Kingdom increasingly focus on reducing the environmental impact of their waste streams (and as environmental impact regulations increase), it is vital to understand the difference between disposing of sharps, cytotoxic and pharmaceutical waste in ‘reusable’ containers, and disposing of them in ‘disposable’ or ‘recyclable’ containers.

Protecting staff and facilities in the collection of expired drugs and controlled substances

Setting a new industry benchmark in secure pharmaceutical waste management, the Sharpsmart pharmaceutical containment system mitigates unnecessary risk for healthcare practitioners and the public in the containment, disposal, transport and destruction of partially used or expired medications. Through its safety-engineered design, our unique containment system eliminates tampering, pillaging and misappropriation of discarded pharmaceuticals.

At Sharpsmart our story is very personal and vision is underscored by a passion for innovation, excellence and redefining what “safety” means in healthcare waste management. Founded 30+ years ago, our brand serves as an avenue to tell our story; it visually interprets what inspires and drives us every day to make a difference. To learn more about our brand, and the philosophy that sits behind it, download the Sharpsmart brandbook.

Infection minimising innovation for the collection of Clinical Waste

The IN64 Clinismart is the first infectious waste system to truly modernise healthcare waste management. Reducing time and labour, preventing infection transfer, eliminating multi-handling of waste, preventing sharps injuries, and dramatically improving waste segregation, the Clinismart ushers in a new era of safe point-of-use and cost-effective clinical waste disposal.

Across 6 countries, Sharpsmart has become a brand name synonymous with healthcare innovation and service

In 33 years Sharpsmart have become experts in delivering solutions for the niche requirements of healthcare. From small physicians offices to large hospitals, our scalable business model ensures that every customer receives:

• Timely scheduled services with clear transparent communication
• Minimum disruption to patient care
• Safety and Security underpinning all clinical waste handling practices
• A positive and friendly customer experience
• Cost-effective customised solutions that guarantee efficiencies and maximise savings