Prioritising Sustainability

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  • Reusable Products

    Our reusable waste container range significantly reduces environmental impact and prevents the manufacture and subsequent high-temperature incineration of single-use plastics; all Sharpsmart containers are life-cycle tested to 500 uses.

    Container Innovation
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  • Robotic Washing

    Our robotic Washsmart technology provides highly effective container washing and sanitisation that recycles 80% of water. The process decreases detergent usage through an efficient dosing system, minimising wastage.

    The Washsmart
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  • Green Partners

    Through partnership alignment and strategic supply chain optimisation, we drive sustainable outcomes across the full waste journey, securing a greener future for the healthcare market.

    Sustainable Operations
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  • Treatment and Processing

    Our patented non-burn technology and alternative treatment processes dramatically reduce environmental impact with the floc residues diverted from landfill or incineration into recovery outlets.

    Our Process
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  • Waste Segregation

    Optimised waste containment solutions that support the 20-20-60 target and aim to reduce clinical waste volumes, diverting waste away from carbon intensive outlets and into the most sustainable treatment methods available.

    Waste Optimisation
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We Practised Sustainability From Day One

Since January 2020 we have achieved : 

 

   

 

We've also saved a further 4,595.47 tonnes of CO2e by diverting clinical and sharps waste from HTI into AT.

 

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We drive sustainable outcomes for our partners

Putting the environment first isn’t a new concept at Sharpsmart, sustainability has been an integral part of our mission to make healthcare safer from day one.

  • Sharpsmart reusable solutions are time-tested to deliver environmental impact reduction results across the entire spectrum of healthcare waste containment, collection, washing, treatment, and disposal.
  • And it’s not only waste containment. We help our partners upskill staff and improve waste segregation with minimal behavioural change – reducing waste volumes and diverting waste away from carbon-intensive overtreatment.
  • Our commitment to greener healthcare compels us to ensure we’re always using the most sustainable treatments available for your waste and working with you to drive sustainable outcomes


Read more about our environmental impact through our case studies and peer-reviewed research. 

 

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It’s Not Only Our Reusables That Drive Sustainability

WASTE OPTIMISATION

Helping to prevent and minimise your waste.

CORRECT SEGREGATION

Helping to achieve your 20-20-60 waste split.

TRAINING & EDUCATION

Helping to empower your staff to manage waste sustainably.

AUDITS & KPI TRACKING

Helping you stay on target to achieve your goals.

Our Sustainability Playbook

Net Zero Carbon Emissions

We will strive to reduce our internal carbon emissions to ‘net zero’ by cutting our energy/fuel use, switching to low carbon energy sources and, finally, by offsetting any residual carbon emissions.

Zero Waste to Landfill

We will strive to eliminate, and/or divert all waste into the most sustainable outlets through the redesign of our products/processes and collaborating with forward-thinking partners.

Build a Sustainable Value Chain

Our vision is to provide all our customers with a true circular economy service through driving change within our supply chain and taking a whole value chain approach to sustainability.


Take the Greening of your waste to The Next Level.

Sharpsmart are committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2040 and to help us reach our ambitious targets we’ve created our sustainability playbook – the above three core goals that underpin our route to Net Zero.

Fancy some extra reading on our net zero ambition? Find out more by reading our carbon reduction plan.

To learn more about modern waste containment that drives the highest levels of GHG + CO2 Emissions reduction in the Industry, reach out to one of our environmental experts. 

 

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