Safe Disposal of COVID-19 Vaccines

As the industry leader in hospital waste management Sharpsmart provides expert solutions in line with NHS requirements for the disposal, collection and treatment of COVID-19 waste, bulk vaccines and COVID-19 contaminated sharps

COVID Waste Disposal

Supporting NHS Trusts and Clinics with the collection and disposal of COVID-19 vaccine vials and contaminated sharps

As the industry leader in safety engineered devices for the containment of sharps and pharmaceuticals, we pride ourselves as experts in the safe and compliant management of all vaccines, sharps and pharmaceutical waste. In the last nine months across the United Kingdom we have been ensuring inventory to accommodate the surge of both pharmaceutical and sharps containers required for disposal of COVID-19 vaccines or near-empty sharps as well as strengthening our service infrastructure to effectively respond to, and support any increase in demand.


COVID-19 Vaccine Disposal Management | An Integrated Partnership

An integral part of COVID-19 vaccine administration is not only temperature-controlled storage requirements of non-administered vaccines, but also the safe and compliant disposal of utilised syringes with trace amounts of vaccines, near-empty vials and expired medications. As a full service partner, Sharpsmart manages every aspect of COVID-19 vaccine collection and disposal for UK healthcare organisations, from the provision of industry-leading hands-freesharps and pharmaceutical waste container systems, through to the compliant collection, transport and waste treatment of bulk vaccine supply or contaminated sharps

Understand our Approach to COVID-19 Waste


The Sharpsmart Pharmaceutical container system brings a new standard of clinical security to COVID-19 vaccine vial and residual liquid disposal

Incorrectly disposed or unsecured vaccines and medications can have a detrimental affect on the environment as well as posing extreme risk to people who come into unauthorised contact. Since the onset of the coronavirus in the UK, Sharpsmart has been partnering with NHS trusts and government bodies to facilitate bulk rollout of our Sharpsmart containers at COVID testing sites and vaccination popup facilities.

The Sharpsmart sharps container has been recognised to not only comply with, but exceed government guidelines, positioning it as the safest choice for partially used vials, sharps and COVID vaccine residue. Designed as a hands-free system with inbuilt permanent security locks, anti-shatter and impenetrable plastic, leakproof seals and hands-free design, our purpose-designed pharmaceutical container system eliminates cross-contamination risk and protects clinical staff in COVID-19 vaccine or vial disposal.

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Environmentally focused COVID-19 vaccine waste solutions for every sized patient-care facility

  • NATIONAL SERVICE, LOCAL SUPPORT

    With one of the largest clinical service capabilities in the UK, we have national expertise in healthcare regulations and clinical support services for all sized facilities, from nursing homes to NHS Trusts.

  • MINIMISING INFECTION TRANSFER

    All Sharpsmart serices and methodologies are designed with a clinical-first focus; containers that eliminate touch and cross-contamination, robotic washing that achieves maximum sanitisation, solutions designed for patient care.

  • SUPPLY + SERVICE STABILITY

    We have containers, education, vans and people ready to support on scale; we have invested heavily in contingency planning to ensure that we are able to support UK healthcare in its time of need.

  • EXPERTISE WHEN YOU NEED IT

    Serving UK healthcare for almost 20 years, we have compliance, education and clinical experts that can provide up to date guidance on complaint segregation, disposal and changing regulations.

The Safety-Designed Sharpsmart containers protect users in vaccine disposal by eliminating “touch” and unauthorised container retrieval; safety features include:

  • HANDS FREE – NO TOUCH

    Sharpsmarts’ trolleys and wall mounts facilitate hands-free sharps and vaccine disposal; while our robotic container washing + sanitisation process eliminates contamination risk.

  • KEY-ONLY WALL REMOVAL

    Key-lockable brackets secure Sharpsmart pharmacuetical containers to walls, eliminating risk of unauthorised removal, tampering or misuse of disposed vaccines and vials.

  • OVERFILL PROTECTION

    Each pharmaceutical container is designed with an inbuilt safety tray that eliminates hand-access to contents and protects against content overfill and injury risk.

  • CONTENTS IRRETRIEVABLE

    The Sharpsmart pharmaceutical containers are engineered with inbuilt permanent locks and a hand-restricting opening to eliminate container tampering or retrieval of contents.

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