The safest sharps waste disposal system in the United Kingdom
Sharpsmart provides a full range of sharps disposal solutions for every sized facility. Designed with your safety in mind, the Sharpsmart sharps container system has been clinically proven to reduce sharps injuries by up to 87%.
Sharps Disposal
The Smarter, Reusable Way to Safely Manage Sharps Disposal
Welcome to Sharpsmart, where safety and sustainability meet exceptional service. Our clinically proven system reduces needlestick injuries by up to 87%, offering a sustainable and eco-friendly alternative to disposable sharps containers. If you’re ready to enhance your facility’s safety and efficiency, contact us now.
Why Choose Sharpsmart for Sharps Waste Disposal?
When we talk about sharps disposal, we’re on our A-Game!
Sharpsmart’s comprehensive solution combines the world’s safest sharps container with advanced sanitation technology and unparalleled service. Here’s how we do it:
- Safety First: Our container design includes 13 unique safety features, significantly reducing needlestick injuries.
- Sustainability: Reusable containers reduce waste, supporting eco-friendly practices.
- Cost Efficiency: Custom scheduling and larger container options lower overall costs.
- Point of Use Disposal: Convenient disposal at the point of generation minimises infection risks.
- Regulatory Compliance: We ensure full compliance with all relevant regulations, managing your sharps disposal seamlessly.
How to Dispose of Sharps Waste: The Sharpsmart Difference
Disposing of sharps waste correctly is crucial for maintaining a safe and compliant healthcare environment. Here’s how Sharpsmart ensures safe sharps disposal:
- Segregate Sharps Waste: Always use designated sharps containers for needles, syringes, and other sharp objects.
- Use Sharpsmart Containers: Our Sharpsmart containers are designed for point-of-use disposal, preventing overflow and minimising handling risks.
- Regular Collection: Sharpsmart is licensed to handle the collection and transport of sharps across the United Kingdom, and our operational staff are supported by a compliance team that manages all regulations that pertain to the management of sharps waste. We work hand in hand with clinical and portering staff to ensure thorough education is provided for the safe handling, containment, transport and disposal of sharps, thereby ensuring (HTM) 07-01 is adhered to and ensuring the safety of staff in handling contaminated sharps.
- Education and Training for Healthcare Professionals: We provide thorough education and training for healthcare workers on the safe handling and disposal of sharps.
How is Sharps Waste Disposed Of?
After identifying what sharps waste is. it’s important to understand how to get rid of it correctly.
Sharps waste is disposed of by placing items such as needles, syringes, scalpels, and other sharp instruments into designated sharps containers immediately after use to prevent injury and contamination. These containers are puncture-resistant, leak-proof, and marked with biohazard symbols. They are strategically placed close to the point of care for ease of use. Once filled, sharps containers are securely closed and collected by licensed waste management services for final disposal, which typically involves incineration or autoclaving to neutralise any potential biohazards. This process ensures compliance with UK health and safety regulations and minimises the risk of exposure to bloodborne pathogens (GOV.UK) (HSE).
For more detailed guidance, you can refer to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) website and the Waste Classification Technical Guidance.
Changing the world one sharp at a time
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.
Let’s together make needlestick injuries a thing of the past
Recent studies conducted across the United Kingdom estimate 100,000 needlestick and other sharps related injuries are sustained by healthcare personnel in the UK annually. We are passionate about reducing this number. Learn how Sharpsmart can partner with you in reducing risk exposure and increasing sharps injury awareness in your facility:
Does your sharps container pass the candy test?
If a piece of candy fell into an open sharps container…Could a child’s hand reach in to get it?
A sharps container with a no-hands access safety tray is CRUCIAL, especially when situated in a patient environment. The uniquepatented Sharpsmart tray achieves 100% hand-access restriction, even for tiny inquisitive hands!
Why Reusable Sharps containers are better for the environment
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 vaderstand the difference between disposing of sharps, cytotoxic and pharmaceutical waste in reusable containers, and disposing of them in ‘disposable’ or ‘recyclable’ containers.
Washline and Collectors
Sharpsmart robotic washing technology achieves greater microbiological efficacy in container washing than any other system
How is this achieved?
- Sharpsmart sharps collectors eliminate up to 99% reduction in the manufacturing of containers.
- Significant reduction in Greenhouse Gas Emissions and landfill waste.
- Washing process recycles water to reduce ecological impact.
- Achieves high-level disinfection while avoiding the use of environmentally harmful chemicals.
Browse Our Clinically Engineered Products
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S14 | Sharpsmart Reusable Sharps Container
14 Litre container for sharps contamined with medicinal and chemical products. Fitted with a counterweighted safety tray and ‘no-hands’ access.
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S22 | Sharpsmart Reusable Sharps Container
22 Litre container for sharps contamined with medicinal and chemical products; inbuilt gravity-sensitive safety tray and overfill protection
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S32 | Sharpsmart Reusable Sharps Container
32 Litre reusable container for medicinally contaminated sharps; features an inbuilt counterweighted safety tray.
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S14 | Sharpsmart Container for Non-Medicinal Sharps
Sharps container for non-medicinally contaminated sharps, with inbuilt no-hands access safety tray.
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S22 | Sharpsmart Container for Non-Medicinal Sharps
22 Litre Sharps container for non-medicinally contaminated sharps, with inbuilt no-hands-access safety tray.
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S32 | Sharpsmart Container for Non-Medicinal Sharps
32 Litre sharps container for non-medicinally contaminated sharps, designed with an in-built safety tray.
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S14 | Cytotoxic Sharps Container
14 Litre cytotoxic container for sharps used in chemotherapy treatment; Inbuilt safety tray makes the container ideal for infusion bays.
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S22 | Cytotoxic Sharps Container
22 Litre cytotoxic container for sharps used in chemotherapy treatment; Inbuilt safety tray makes the container ideal for infusion bays.
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S32 | Cytotoxic Sharps Container
32 Litre cytotoxic sharps container with a counterweighted safety tray; ideal for major sharps use in oncology environments.
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The Cartsmart
Enabling point-of-use positioning of all Sharpsmart S-Series sharps, cytotoxic and pharmaceutical containers.
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Cartsmart With Cleanzone Bracket & Tray
Cleanzone Tray enables small items to be transferred between patient environments whilst accomodating point-of-generation sharps disposal.
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Locking Wall Bracket – Right Side Lock
With a unique key lock, the Sharpsmart container can be securely mounted and locked to the bracket, eliminating unauthorised removal.
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Bench Bracket – S14
This bracket solution securely stabilises Sharpsmart S14 containers on a benchtop.
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Small Delivery Cart
A compact designed cart for transporting multiple Sharpsmart containers; rubber buffers and brakes minimise noise.
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64 Small Internal Delivery Cart
With a compact design, its rubber buffers and brakes minimise noise and enhance multi-container mobility in a busy setting.
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Bag Grabber – White
This compact bag grabber can be mounted on the back or side of an Accessmart trolley to enable point-of-use waste segregation.
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Glove Box Holder – Small
Holding up to 3 glove boxes, the holder mounts directly onto the Sharpsmart Accessmart trolley for point-of-use access.
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Glove Box Holder – Large
Holds up to 3 glove boxes, the holder mounts to the side of Sharpsmart Accessmart trolley for point-of-use access.
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Sharpsmarts’ Features and Benefits
Outlines the 29 features and benefits of the Sharpsmart sharps disposal system.
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Sharpsmart Regular Operating Instructions
This safe operating procedure instructs users on the use of the Sharpsmart sharps container.
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Sharpsmart Container Brochure
Find out more about Sharpsmart’s flagship sharps container, globally unrivalled for safety and needlestick injury prevention
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Sharpsmart – Correct Sharps Disposal
This all in one poster instructs how to safely utilise the safety features of the Sharpsmart container.
Additional Information
Risks Associated with Sharps Waste
Understanding the risks associated with sharps waste is vital:
- Injury and Infection: Sharps can cause cuts and puncture wounds, posing risks of infection from bloodborne pathogens like HIV and Hepatitis B and C.
- Regulatory Non-compliance: Non-compliance can lead to legal and financial repercussions.
- Cost Overruns: Sharps injuries cost NHS trusts approximately £127m annually.
How Sharpsmart Helps Mitigate These Risks:
- Clinically Designed Systems: Our sharps disposal containers are optimised for safety and efficiency.
- Cost Reduction: We help reduce operating costs by up to 30%.
- Regulatory Expertise: We handle compliance, ensuring you meet all regulations.
- Infection Control: Our systems and training minimise health risks.
“We don’t encounter any issues with container stock…”
Joanne has been brilliant and supportive with all of the Trust’s sharps needs. Whenever I email about stock, she responds straight away with reassurance and a plan of action to ensure we don’t encounter any issues with container stock.
Michael Brownjohn, Waste Manager
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
“Major reduction in sharps injuries”
Since the changeover to Sharpsmart, we have seen a major reduction in sharps injuries. The Sharpsmart container has a built in 3/4 full feature that prevents overfilling and is completely secure. The container is much stronger and thicker than disposables and you don’t have to assemble them. I used to get complaints daily from various departments about our old system, I can honestly say I can’t recall a single complaint about Sharpsmart containers.
Peter Clayton, EVS Director
Fairview Group, Minneapolis
“Would recommend to everyone…”
We are extremely pleased with the service we are receiving from Sharpsmart. The sharps bins are a lot safer than what we were previously using and can be wall mounted really easily. Collections are always on time and consignment notes provided. We would recommend Sharpsmart to anyone and everyone.
Dental Elements, Leatherhead Surrey
“Reducing Needlestick Injuries by 50%…”
The Sharpsmart program has been extremely successful in reducing our needlestick injuries by 50% and their service capability can’t be beat. We are a two hospital system and have enjoyed our decision and their success and will continue to use them.
Paula J Fasick, Director of Materials Management
Upper Chesapeake Health
“Sustainability is Incredible…”
We’ve used Sharpsmart for over four years. Thetraceable sustainability of the Sharpsmart containers is incredible.
Clare Topping, Energy & Sustainability Manager
Northampton General Hospital
“Drive Safe Clinical Practices…”
As a product, Sharpsmart has proved its place in the busy hospital environment. The sharps containers are easy to identify, sturdy and secure. Staff love the idea of the carts which ensure sharps can be disposed of safely and immediately after they been used maximising safe clinical practices
Marja Thomas, Infection Control Nurse
University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire
“Consistently clear communication…”
Ever since my introduction to Joanne Wood (Sharpsmart’s Operations/Customer Liaison) after a positive recommendation from a colleague, she’s been incredibly helpful – providing extra stock we’ve desperately needed at a moment’s notice, and consistently clear communication surrounding our deliveries which has been invaluable.
Jo is a contact I’ve made at Sharpsmart that I feel I can greatly rely upon, and she’s always extremely happy to help.
Russell Wheeler, Waste and Compliance Officer
NHS Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust
“Amber’s support has been invaluable…”
Being new to waste management within the NHS, Amber’s support has been invaluable – helping me navigate the different regulations and legislation whilst helping our Trust reach sustainability targets and reduce sharps incidents. Amber has built a strong working relationship with us, visiting in person to understand our waste management processes and how we operate. She’s a pleasure to work with and I look forward to strengthening our collaboration over the coming years.
Phil Taylor, Health, Safety & Fire Manager
Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
FAQ’s
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