Sustainability, Uninterrupted
Upgrade your waste management. Sustainably.
How Sharpsmart Supports Your Sustainability Initiatives
- Granular carbon emissions data: We provide detailed data on carbon emissions associated with your healthcare waste management, broken down by waste stream, department, and container type.
- Sustainable disposal pathways: Our solutions prioritise environmentally sound disposal methods – minimising the environmental impact of your healthcare waste.
- Reusable container systems: Our durable, reusable containers have an average life span of 65 years – reducing your reliance on single-use plastics and diverting waste away from high-temperature incineration.
- Waste stream optimisation: Our expertise helps you identify opportunities to improve waste segregation, reduce overall waste volume, and enhance recycling efforts.
- Comprehensive reporting: We provide clear and easy-to-understand reports that allow you to track your sustainability progress, identify areas for improvement, and communicate your achievements effectively.
And we don’t just talk the talk, we walk the walk with trackable KPIs around our promised safety and sustainability outcomes – holding ourselves accountable whilst helping you reach your goals.
Change in Practice
We understand that the thought of changing any process can seem daunting. That’s why the Sharpsmart installation process begins the moment we’re engaged as a potential partner – we work closely with you to understand your specific needs so that we can develop a service tailored for your facility.
We begin with an audit to assess current processes and identify ways to reduce waste and improve resource use through circular economy principles.
Once goals are set, we create a detailed installation plan and seamlessly replace your old containers with new containers with minimal disruption to your continuum of care.
Sustainable Healthcare Is in Our DNA
Sharpsmart has been proactively providing a product and service that is both safe and sustainable for over 24 years. In that time, we’ve partnered with Hospital Trusts all over the UK, working together to achieve the highest standards of sustainability and carbon emission reductions in the industry.
Our sustainability transformation strategies are driving the carbon reduction goals of not only our own business but the entire UK healthcare sector.

The Sharpsmart Difference
Healthcare Waste Management cost efficiencies are derived from the successful deployment of five key elements.
At Sharpsmart we work closely with our customers to ensure that all healthcare staff are protected, trained and equipped, that the facilities’ risk profile is managed, and that costs associated with the handling of healthcare waste are minimised. Learn more about how Sharpsmart engages these five key elements to deliver cost-savings, safety, compliance, segregation and labour efficiencies to healthcare facilities across the United Kingdom.
Safety
The Sharpsmart Difference
Our highest commitment is safety; through intelligent products, systemised solutions and bespoke training, we work with our customers to reduce needlestick injuries and bloodborne pathogen exposure, minimise infection transfer risk, and provide solutions that protect the safety of staff and patients.
Sustainability
The Sharpsmart Difference
Our reusable products and environmentally responsible treatment services are designed to increase segregation accuracy, reduce CO2 burden and minimise waste volumes going to high-temperature incineration. Through waste mapping, auditing and environmentally graded solutions, we work with our customers to achieve the highest green ratings.
Efficiency
The Sharpsmart Difference
Sharpsmart optimises the efficiencies of healthcare environments through smart products, point-of-use solutions, process re-engineering and redefined waste handling methodologies. Significantly reducing labour through point-of-use bagless containment systems, wall mounting accessories and logistical solutions, our customised services guarantee optimised time and movement efficiencies and optimised costs.
Compliance
The Sharpsmart Difference
Experts in the regulatory complexities governing the healthcare sector, we position ourselves as an astute partner delivering expert guidance and compliant solutions to our customers. All Sharpsmart solutions are vetted against federal, provincial and municipal regulations and executed through waste plans and training to achieve optimised safety and compliance.
Education
The Sharpsmart Difference
Our ongoing commitment to educate staff within healthcare ensures that together we achieve greater safety awareness and drive behavioural change in waste management, segregation, compliance and best practice management. Through onsite training, educational material and module-based e-learning, we ensure all healthcare staff are trained and compliance certified.
Are You Ready for a Sustainable Way to Manage Waste?
Switching to Sharpsmart empowers you with the insights needed to track, measure and improve your facility’s environmental footprint.