Secure Waste Solutions for Pharmaceutical Manufacturers

As your partner in cradle to grave waste management, we make it easy to correctly categorise, compliantly dispose, and securely track your pharmaceutical waste, recalled pharmaceutical stock and controlled substances.

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Looking for a single vendor to handle all pharmaceuticals and controlled substances?

Sharpsmart’s expertise in pharmaceutical waste management extends to direct large-scale specialist collections of pharmaceutical product from pharmaceutical manufacturers. With safe and cost effective energy-from-waste solutions in place for the disposal of non-hazardous pharmaceuticals, Sharpsmart can offer environmentally friendly solutions for the collection, transportation and disposal of pharmaceuticals whilst protecting the brand and risk profile of UK businesses.

Sharpsmart is focused on the Protection of our customers’ brand

Working with pharmaceutical distributors, drug manufacturers and large facilities disposing of expired or unused medications, our focus is always the mitigation of risks for the brands and healthcare facilities we partner with. Our national collection, treatment and disposal services are designed to provide full traceability and proof of destruction for all pharmaceuticals including bulk expired medications, recalled or damaged product, narcotics, cytotoxic waste and injectables.

We are passionate about green technology

As a company, Sharpsmart are passionate about innovation that lessens environmental impact, and our pharmaceutical collection solutions are demonstrative of this. In contrast to standard industry methods that utilise clinical waste incineration to dispose of non-hazardous pharmaceutical waste, our green approach takes high temperature incineration out of the treatment cycle, and replaces it with an energy recovery solution that generates electricity for local communities. All waste is treated in accordance with the waste hierarchy, enabling a green treatment solution that is not only cost effective, but also reduces burden on the environment.

Products and Services we Provide to Pharmaceutical Manufacturers

  • LOCKABLE REUSABLE CONTAINERS

    Clinically designed waste collection systems with inbuilt locking mechanisms

  • CARDBOARD BOXES

    Single use, plastic lined cardboard boxes

  • PHARMACEUTICAL COLLECTION

    Collection and treatment of new, damaged or expired pharmaceuticals

  • CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES

    Collection and treatment of controlled substances

  • CHEMICAL AND LIQUID WASTE

    Chemical & Liquid Waste collection and treatment services

  • SOLID WASTES

    Solid Waste services for general and hazardous waste

Secure pharmaceutical waste management

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.

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Mitigating Risk through Secure tracking of the collection and disposal process

  • SECURE TRACKED FLEET

    Sharpsmart’s fleet of vehicles are tracked with geo tracking and fencing technology. As part of our commitment to customer risk management and service excellence, we do not employee owner/operators. All transportation staff undergo security clearance checks and are trained to ensure all regulatory requirements are met.

  • CRADLE TO GRAVE SERVICE

    Our service model is designed to achieve 100% ownership and security of waste from the time it leaves a customer facility and is transported, through to final treatment; our cradle to grave responsibility ensures that customer risk is managed, full transparency is provided, and destruction is tracked and recorded.

  • SPECIALIST WASTE DIVISION

    Our trained compliance and regulatory experts work with you from account setup to final disposal to ensure each individual waste stream is being managed according to regulations.

  • CUSTOM REPORTING

    Unique customer reporting is available to help customers effectively manage their waste volumes and segregation outputs, together with Certificates of destruction.

  • NO SORTING FEES

    Unnecessary sorting fees are eliminated with our team working on site to ensure correct packaging and transportation requirements are met.

  • VOLUME SCALABILITY

    Licensed to handle bulk pharmaceuticals whilst providing secure collection systems to support small care facilities or single-site pharmacies, Sharpsmart is equipped to service all sized facilities across the full spectrum of healthcare waste services.

Regulations governing safe Cradle to Grave waste processes

All pharmaceutical waste must comply with the waste classification requirements of HTM 07- 01, and EPR 5.07 which require us to conduct thorough pre-acceptance audits to ensure there is no risk of hazardous contamination in the waste designated for collection. As your assigned waste partner, we are also obliged to comply with ADR regulations and UN3291 with regards to packaging and the display of markings/symbols.

All of our services, vehicles and operational facilities comply with regulations, with compliance checks and audits carried out on a regular basis, and all containers bearing labels and markings in compliance with ADR and UN3291. We care about the security of pharmaceutical waste management. The Daniels range of pharmaceutical waste containers are the most advanced security-designed systems in the UK for the collection of pharmaceutical waste and expired medications and form part of a safeguarded waste journey that eliminates tampering, pillaging and misappropriation of discarded meds and controlled substances.

Our process of engagement

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Site Visit

We would arrange a site visit from one of our field based team members

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Asses Your Needs

They would discuss the current service, packaging methods and any specific or non-standard requirements the customer may have. They would also complete an on-site assessment of containers and placement

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Auditing

As a waste partner, we must also comply with EPR 5.07 and conduct thorough pre-acceptance audits to ensure there is no risk of hazardous contamination in the waste designated for collection.t

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Deployment

Sharpsmart would deliver and install containers and equipment before commencing a collection and disposal service for pharmaceutical waste.e

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Disposal

The waste is then bulked up for onward shipment to Rotterdam where it is burned, providing electricity and heat for local communities and businesses.

“Exciting Redefining Technology…”

I regard these containers as one of the most exciting developments in sharps containerisation for many years.

Terry Rings, Infection Control

South Auckland Health, New Zealand

“Willing to go the extra mile…”

Sharpsmart’s service is excellent; their staff have a strong knowledge of clinical waste management and are always willing to go the extra mile to assist in any operational issues on site

Louise Wood, Estates Officer

Cumberland Infirmary

“Market Leader for a Reason…”

Sharpsmart are broadly recognised as the market leader. Having worked with them for 8 months I can see why. You get what you pay for, Excellent!

Chaz Scholefield, Waste Manager

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS Trust

“Over and above service…”

We are more than happy to work with Sharpsmart. Nothing is a problem and this was recently demonstrated when one of our terminally ill patients wanted to be treated at home. We could not have done this without Sharpsmart who provided us with the necessary equipment, out of hours so the patient could have their wish list.

Steve Bell, Waste Manager

James Cook University Hospital

“Protects our staff, our patients…”

I could not have asked for a better transition to a product. The Sharpsmart sharps collector allows us to protect our staff, our patients and our visitors as well as our environment.

Jack Rupert, Director of Environmental Services

University of Louisville Hospital

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