Knowledge Centre – Blog
- Welcome to Our New Home
- Karen Daley: Needlestick Injury Survivor & Safety Advocate
- Know the Dos and Don'ts of Sharps Disposal
- What you Need to Know about Medical Waste Audits
- Insight into the Disposal Methods for Biohazardous Waste
- Student Reporting of Needlestick Injuries
- Does your Sharps Container Pass the Candy Test?
- The Cost of a Needlestick Injury
- Pharmacies: What to do with your Medical Waste
- Safest Height for Wall-Mounted Sharps Containers
- Sharps Container Overfilling? No more!
- Let's Squeak More
- Sharpsmart's 'Earth Day' impact on McGill University
- Why Sustainability Matters
- EXPO-STOP 2015 Survey of Sharps Exposure
- The Sharpsmart Rebrand
- Sharps Injury Reductions | Journal of Infection Control
- What is Cytotoxic Waste?
- 10 Examples of Clinical Waste
- 12 Common Sources of Infection in Hospitals
- 17 Questions to Ask When Procuring Sustainably
- 5 Naughty List Healthcare Waste Handling Habits
- 5 Ways Sharpsmart’s Reusable Containers Minimise Infection Risk
- 5 Ways to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint Within Waste Management
- 6 New Year’s Resolutions to Improve Waste Management and Compliance
- 7 Tips for Clinical Staff to Make Healthcare Safer
- 8 Types of Bins You’ll Find in a Hospital
- A Change to POPs Regulations: Everything You Need to Know
- A Guide to Understanding Healthcare Waste
- A Method for Reducing Single-Use Plastics in the NHS
- A New Normal in Cytotoxic Waste Management
- A New Normal in Hands-Free Clinical Disposal
- A New Normal in Healthcare Waste
- A New Normal in Hospital Waste Management
- A New Normal in Pharma Waste Security
- A New Normal in Pharmaceutical Waste Management
- A New Normal in Safe Clinical Waste Handling
- A New Normal in Safe Sharps Disposal
- Aligning With the NHS Net Zero Supplier Framework
- COVID-19 Vaccine Waste Disposal Guidelines
- COVID-19 Vaccine Waste Disposal Services. We're Ready.
- Case Study: Blended Learning at Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Case Study: Celebrating 10 Years of Sharp Practice
- Case Study: Healthcare Waste Management
- Case Study: Reducing over 50 tons of sharps container waste
- Case Study: Reusable Sharps Containers at University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust
- Celebrating Our Partners at the Waste Management Awards 2024
- Clinical Waste Considerations for Care Homes
- Clinical Waste Considerations for GPs
- Clinical Waste Considerations for Laboratories
- Clinical Waste Disposal Management Post-COVID
- Common Healthcare Waste Challenges Faced by Clinical Staff
- Common Mistakes with Sharps Waste Disposal
- Creating A New Normal in Facilities Team Safety
- Daniels Leading-Edge Container Washing
- Disposable vs Reusable Sharps Containers
- Disposable vs Reusable Sharps Containers
- Don't be basic - go reusable
- Effects of Biomedical Waste on People and the Environment
- Everything You Need to Become an NHS Waste Manager
- Expert Tips for Hospitals on the Route to Net Zero
- Expert Tips for Reducing Needlestick Injuries within Healthcare Settings
- Exploring the Environmental Impact of Reusable vs. Single-Use Sharps Containers
- Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust & Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust secure winners’ spot at the 2021 Green Apple Awards!
- HTM 07-01: A Summary of the Key Changes
- Healthcare Waste Considerations for Pharmacies
- Healthcare Waste Management Guidelines for Cambridge
- Healthcare Waste Management Guidelines for Cardiff, England
- Hospital Waste Checklist: Do You Have One
- How Healthcare Waste Management Can Impact Infection Control
- How Offensive Waste Drives Sustainability in Healthcare
- How Our Reusable Containers are Washed and Sterilised
- How Reusable Containers Break the Chain of Infection
- How Sharpsmart Benefits Waste Managers
- How Should Cytotoxic Waste be Disposed of?
- How to Deal with a Sharps Injury
- How to Dispose of Dental Waste
- How to Dispose of Needles
- How to Dispose of Non-Medicinal Sharps?
- How to Dispose of Sharps Waste
- How to Identify and Dispose of Infectious Waste
- How to Protect Healthcare Workers From Sharps Injuries
- Importance of Hospital Waste Management
- Introducing Our Smarter Healthcare Webinar
- Is All Sharps Waste Hazardous?
- Managing Mpox Waste in the Healthcare Setting: A Balanced Approach
- Match Game: Healthcare Waste Containers
- NHS England Release 3 New Tools for More Sustainable Healthcare Waste Management
- Navigating ERIC Data Reporting – Tips for NHS Healthcare Workers
- Needlestick Injury Reduction Strategies in Hospitals
- Our Carbon Reduction Plan
- Our Commitment to NHS Sustainability Goals
- Pandemic Reflections. From our CEO
- Pharmaceutical Waste Disposal Guidelines
- Preventing Pathogen Spread in Clinical Waste Disposal
- Resources for Preventing Needlestick Injuries
- Revisiting Successes in Sustainability: Green Apple Awards
- Safely Managing Category A Infectious Waste in Healthcare Settings
- Sharps Removal: Best Practices
- Sharpsmart Recognised for Sustainability Credentials
- Sharpsmart Spotlight: Anthony Banks
- Sharpsmart Spotlight: Carl O’Neill
- Sharpsmart Spotlight: Damien Simpson
- Sharpsmart Spotlight: Dominique Bradley
- Sharpsmart Spotlight: Gemma Ridley
- Sharpsmart Spotlight: Jennifer Clark
- Sharpsmart Spotlight: Kate Chambers
- Sharpsmart Spotlight: Neil Robinson
- Sharpsmart Spotlight: Shaun Vause
- Sharpsmart and NHS Nightingale partner for healthcare waste services
- Small Space, Big Impact: Ambulance Sharps Disposal
- Strategies to Reverse a Worrying Rise in Needlestick Injuries
- The Hidden Cost of Plastic in Healthcare
- The Key Themes and Targets of the NHS Clinical Waste Strategy
- The Life Journey of Our Reusable Sharps Containers
- The Proven Carbon Footprint Reduction of Switching to Reusables
- The Pyramid Effect in Sharps Containers
- The Sustainable Lifecycle of a Reusable Container
- The Top 10 Strangest Things Found in Bins
- There Is Only One Compliant Reusable Sharps Container in the UK. Here’s Why
- Things Your Waste Service Provider Might Not Tell You
- Trustworthy Facts on COVID-19 Waste Handling
- UK Plastic Packaging Tax: How the Healthcare Market Can Change in Response
- Understanding Correct Segregation of Healthcare Waste
- What Are the EWC Codes for Healthcare Waste?
- What Diseases Can Result from a Sharps Injury?
- What Happens to Sharps after Use?
- What Is Confidential Waste? – 10 Examples
- What Is Greener NHS and How Will It Reach Net Zero Carbon?
- What Is Hazardous Waste?
- What Is Offensive Waste?
- What Is Pharmaceutical Waste?
- What Is Surgical Waste?
- What goes into a Pharmaceutical Waste Container?
- What is Chemical Waste? – 10 Examples
- What is Clinical Waste?
- What is Clinical Waste?
- What is Infectious Waste? – 10 Examples
- What is the Waste Hierarchy?
- Which Waste goes into Which Bin?
- Why Should You Report A Needlestick Injury
Knowledge Centre – Research
- Reusable Sharps Containers: Impact on Infection Risk
- Sharpsmart: 86% Carbon Emissions Reduction
- Sharpsmart: Reusable Sharps Containers Assist in Cutting Carbon
- Sharpsmart: 90% Decrease in CO2 Emissions
- Sharpsmart: Reduction in Sharps Injuries, Costs, and CO2 Emissions
- Sharpsmart: Size and Location: Impact on Sharps Injuries
- Sharps Injuries in USA Health Care Facilities
- Safety Engineered Devices: Use and Activation in USA
- Safety Engineered Devices: Use and Activation in Australia
- Sharpsmart Sharps Containers: Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Sharpsmart Sharps Containers: Impact on Emissions & Injuries
- Sharpsmart: Impact of Engineering on Sharps Injuries
- Sharpsmart Sharps Container 28% Waste Reduction
- Reusable Sharps Containers Improve Staff and Environmental Safety
- The Historical Trends and Improvements in SI
- Bag to Bedside: Safety, Environmental, and Waste Improvements
- The Widespread Movement to Reusable Containers
- Sharpsmart: 28% Waste Reduction After Introducing Reusables
Knowledge Centre – Resources
- Daniels Dental Brochure
- Pharmaceutical and Sharps Disposal
- How To Pack Ecoship Kits
- How to Pack Bio-Bins Poster
- How To Pack Bio-Carts Poster
- Correct Assembly and Packaging of Cytotoxic Waste Boxes
- How To Pack Biomedical Boxes
- How To Pack Fibre Drums Poster
- What is Sharps Waste Poster
- D4 Securesmart Flyer
- How To Pack Ecoship Boxes - Per Size Poster
- Ecoship Brochure
- Bladesafe Flyer
- Loading Configurations For Large Transporters
- Sharps Waste Segregation Poster
- How to Prevent Sharps Injuries Poster
- Bench and Trolley Mounting Solutions Brochure
- Bulk Movement Accessories Brochure
- Mobile Carts and Floorstands Brochure
- Wall Mounting Solutions Brochure
- PR Study: Using Reusable Containers for Hospital Waste
- Research Study: Sharpsmart - 86% Carbon Emissions Reduction
- Loading Configurations For Medium Transporters
- Daniels Brand Book
- Chemosmart Product Range Flyer
- Daniels Waste Processing Services Brochure
- Pharmaceutical Product Range
- Sharps Container Range
- 4 Operating Instructions for Sharpsmart Collectors
- Sharpsmart AccessPlus Operating Instructions
- Sharpsmart Regular Operating Instructions
- Sharpsmarts' Features and Benefits
- Chemotherapy Waste Disposal
- PR Study: Sharpsmart Size and Location Impact on Sharps Injuries
- PR Study: Reduction in Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Daniels Compliance Brochure
- PR Study: Sharpsmart Impact on Emissions & Injuries
- PR Study: Impact of Engineering on Sharps Injuries
- Handling RMW Tubs Poster
- PR Study: 28% Waste Reduction
- PR Study: Sharpsmart Impact on Sharps Injuries
- PR Study: Medismart impact on Costs
- M64 Medismart Operating Instructions
- CT64 Chemosmart Operating Instructions
- R64 Surgismart Operating Instructions
- P64 Pharmasmart Operating Instructions
- S64 Sharpsmart Operating Instructions
- What's Biomedical Waste?
- Waste Segregation Matrix
- Sharpsmart - Safe Sharps Disposal
- Sharpsmart - Correct Sharps Disposal
- Biomedical Waste Poster
- Pharmaceutical Waste Disposal
- Proper Handwashing
- Sustainable Solutions Brochure
- Utility Suite
- Pharmaceutical Waste Solutions Brochure
- Reusable vs Recycle Flyer
- Daniels Sharpsmart Brochure
- Biomedical Waste Solutions Flyer
- Daniels Difference Brochure
- Chemosmart Brochure
- Be Sharpsmart: Correct Disposal Poster
- Offensive Waste Flyer
- PR Study: Clostridium Difficile
- PR Study: Exposure Injury Reduction Strategies
- PR Study: Safety Engineered Device Usage and Activation in 6 Hospitals
- PR Study: Sharpsmart - 84% Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction
- PR Study: Sharpsmart - Annual Plastic Reduction
- The Effluent Retention System
Knowledge Centre - Videos
- 'It's Not OK' Event Highlights
- Assembling a Standard Sharpsmart Container
- Assembling the Sharpsmart MR64 Container
- Blue Lidded Container Waste Disposal
- Grey Lidded, Green Container Waste Disposal
- How Are Reusable Sharps Containers Cleaned?
- Mounting a Sharpsmart Container onto a Cartsmart trolley
- On-Demand Webinar: Sharps Safety
- Opening a Sharpsmart Container
- Orange Lidded Container Waste Disposal
- Our International Washline
- Point-of-Use Sharps Disposal
Knowledge Centre - Case Studies
- 8 Acute Care Hospitals Study
- New Hanover Regional Medical Center
- 61% Healthcare Waste Diversion from Carbon-Intensive Treatment
- A 95% Diversion of Healthcare Waste From High-Temperature Incineration
- A Doubled Offensive Waste Output within 5 Months
- A Prevention of 401,760 Single-Use Plastic Sharps Containers
- An 87.5% Reduction of Overtreated Waste within 3 Months
- Dramatic CO2 and Cost Reductions With a Safer Sharps System
- Liverpool Women’s Hospital NHS Trust
- Medismart Impact on Safety, Cost and Waste Volumes
Knowledge Centre – FAQs
- Are Blood Borne Pathogens, including Hepatitis B, a risk with reusable sharps containers?
- Are Sharpsmart sharps containers always mounted?
- Are Sharpsmart containers safe for MRI suites?
- Are Sharpsmart Processing Sites secure?
- Are safety engineered devices (SEDs) adequate to prevent sharps injuries?
- Are Sharpsmart Containers impenetrable?
- Are unused, returned and/or expired medicines classified as Pharmaceutical Waste?
- Can Access Plus lids be left open in Operating Rooms or Labs?
- Can I put a sharps containers on the floor?
- Can I reopen a locked Sharpsmart collector?
- Can Needlestick Injuries be prevented?
- Can we be sure that Sharpsmart collectors are completely decontaminated (including prions) and there is no risk of cross infection between hospitals?
- Can you guarantee our sharps disposal costs won’t rise?
- Could Sharpsmarts/Clinismart's reduce HAI risk?
- Do Sharpsmart containers comply with the Transport of Dangerous Goods act?
- Do I have to sign a contract?
- Do Sharpsmart containers meet PG2 certification standards?
- Do Sharpsmart containers reduce manufacturing volume?
- Do you service all healthcare facilities?
- Does Sharpsmart have its own fleet of trucks?
- Does Sharpsmart have on-going improvement based upon user-led development?
- Does Sharpsmart use any harmful chemicals in the washing process?
- Does opening/closing lid of medical device containers pose infection risk in OR?
- Does the Washsmart remove all cytotoxic drug residue?
- Does the use of Sharpsmart sharps containers reduce CO2 emissions?
- Does Washsmart processing of Sharpsmarts eliminate HAI organisms including C. difficile?
- Don't pre-assembled containers need considerably more storage space than single-use containers; where will they be stored in our facility?
- Has the Washsmart system been tested?
- How are Sharpsmart Washsmart systems maintained?
- How are our installation technicians equipped to understand layout and protocols of hospitals?
- How can Sharpsmart assure customers of stable and secure service?
- How do I know when a sharps container is full?
- How do I lock my Sharpsmart container?
- How do I open and lock my sharps container?
- How do you guarantee the containers are clean?
- How does Sharpsmart maximise cost efficiencies for its customers?
- How does Sharpsmart minimise risks in transport
- How does Sharpsmart take a "green approach" in its operations and facilities?
- How does the Clinismart impact clinical waste management costs?
- How does the Clinismart reduce infection transfer?
- How does the Clinismart reduce time and labour?
- How does the Sharpsmart safety tray work?
- How far can we fill the Sharps container?
- How is the Sharpsmart Cytotoxic waste solution different to industry standard
- How much do Sharpsmarts reduce hospital landfill of plastic and cardboard?
- How safe are Sharpsmarts from staff trying to retrieve sharps?
- How safe is the Sharpsmart system from people being able to put their hands in the container and pull out sharps?
- Is pharmaceutical residue an issue with Washsmart waste-water?
- Is recapping needles safe?
- Is the Daniels Sharpsmart container leak-proof?
- Is the S14 6.5Litre the smallest reusable Sharpsmart container?
- Is there a disease transmission risk if full and clean Sharpsmarts are transported or stored together?
- Is there a regulation that mandates crash carts have sharps containers?
- Sharpsmarts are not stackable. Do they take up more storage space?
- Should the lids of Sharpsmarts be closed during TB cases in OR?
- Should we put the caps back on our needles?
- Transporting pre-assembled containers around the country surely can’t be environmentally friendly?
- What about Clostridium difficile? Is there a risk using reusable sharps containers?
- What about prions? Is there a transmission risk using reusable sharps containers?
- What are the features of the Sharpsmart safety tray?
- What are the sharps containers made of?
- What business sizes do you cater for?
- What can I put into a sharps container?
- What Sharpsmart solutions are best suited to surgical suites?
- What do the type and description fields on my invoice mean?
- What does Sharpsmart provide to help educate my staff?
- What happens to the containers at the end of their useful life?
- What is a needlestick injury?
- What is Anatomical waste?
- What is Cytotoxic Waste?
- What is Sharps Waste?
- What is the cost of the Sharpsmart system?
- What is the difference between a Sharpsmart regular and Sharpsmart Access Plus container?
- What is the life-span of Sharpsmart containers?
- What is the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act?
- What is the service charge on my invoice?
- What level of Decontamination is required for processing of Reusable Sharps Containers?
- What should I do if I get stuck with a needle?
- What waste types can you service?
- Where are Sharpsmart’s Processing facilities located?
- Where can the Clinismart container be used?
- Where should sharps containers be located?
- Who distributes Sharpsmarts around the hospital and exchanges them when full?
- Who owns the Sharpsmart containers and molds?
- Why are Sharpsmart collectors not enclosed in a wall cabinet?
- Why don’t Sharpsmarts have a needle disconnect tool?
- Will small items (such as butterfly needles) activate the Sharpsmart Tray?
Products
- 64 Dynamic Footpedal Kit
- 64 Internal Cart Adapter
- 64 Large Internal Delivery Cart
- 64 Series Accessmart - Soft Close Version
- 64 Small Internal Delivery Cart
- 64 Transporter Lite
- 96 Gallon Medical Waste Bin
- Accessmart Side Bracket
- Accessplus Wall Bracket (S-series)
- Bag Dispenser
- Bag Grabber
- Bench Bracket - S14
- Bench Bracket - S22
- Bladesmart - Sterile
- Bladesmart - Unsterile
- Cartsmart 1
- CT22 Chemosmart Collector
- CT64 Chemosmart Collector
- Dynamic Floorstand - 64 series
- Glove Box Holder - Large
- Glove Box Holder - Small
- Large Delivery Cart
- Large Transporter Lite
- Locking Mountsmart
- Locking Wall Bracket - Left Side Lock
- Locking Wall Bracket - Right Side Lock
- M64 Medismart Collector
- Medium Transporter Lite
- Mounted Cradle
- P22 Pharmasmart Collector
- P32 Pharmasmart Access Plus
- P64 Pharmasmart Access Plus
- RMW Dolly
- RMW Reusable Tub - 28 Gallon
- S-Series Floorstand
- S14 Sharpsmart Collector
- S2 Single Use Sharps Container
- S22 Sharpsmart Collector
- S32 Sharpsmart Access Plus
- S32 Sharpsmart Collector
- S64 Sharpsmart Access Plus
- Side Tray Kit
- Small Delivery Cart
- Stainless Steel Securesmart
- Standard Cradle - 15mm Mount
- Standard Cradle - 25mm Mount
- Standard Wall Bracket
- Static Floorstand - 64 Series
- Top Tray Kit
- Wallsmart - 44.1” Wide
- Wallsmart - 29.5” Wide
Cities We Service
- Barnet
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- Blackpool
- Bradford
- Brighton
- Bristol
- Bromley
- Cambridge
- Cardiff
- Chesterfield
- Colchester
- Derby
- Dudley
- Durham
- Ealing
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Eastbourne
- Enfield
- Exeter
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- Huddersfield
- Ipswich
- Leeds
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- Lincolnshire
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- London
- Luton
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