Four Walls Approach
Sharpsmart doesn’t operate from the waste compound – we work within your facility alongside your teams, to transform waste management from the inside and achieve impactful outcomes.
Partnering Inside the Four Walls of Your Hospital
At Sharpsmart we drive change and value in clinical waste management by working alongside hospital and clinical staff within customer facilities. Through training, waste collection mapping and process improvement within the four walls, we directly influence safety, alter segregation behaviours, enhance efficiencies and drive substantial cost benefits for our customers.
Waste companies focus their attention on the waste compound where waste is picked up. The problem with this approach is that by the time waste gets to the compound, it’s too late to make any changes to costs, sustainability or staff wellbeing. Poor segregation or incorrect disposal of waste has already happened, injuries have already occurred, and the costs of labour, storage and over-categorised waste has already been expended. We start within the four walls of your facility to drive new behaviours that positively influence what gets picked up at the compound.
Waste companies focus their attention on the waste compound where waste is picked up. The problem with this approach is that by the time waste gets to the compound, it’s too late to make any changes to costs, sustainability or staff wellbeing. Poor segregation or incorrect disposal of waste has already happened, injuries have already occurred, and the costs of labour, storage and over-categorised waste has already been expended. We start within the four walls of your facility to drive new behaviours that positively influence what gets picked up at the compound.
Sharpsmart’s premium range of clinically designed safety products, segregation and training tools, and waste reduction services will deliver integrated value at point-of-care. Our ownership extends to the streamlining of waste stream movement, optimisation of waste storage areas, implementation of best-practice disposal and recycling options and introduction of strategies to reduce overall waste volumes.
Following identification of your KPIs and contracted products and services, We’ll develop a bespoke training and education program designed to improve the competencies of clinical and portering staff in compliant waste segregation, safe handling methodologies and infection control. Our blended learning education methods ensure staff competency is achieved whilst minimising the time that healthcare workers are away from patient care.
Through our Partnership, we’re committed to consistently validating our performance in line with the five needs of healthcare waste management. Through regular onsite department-level checks, audits, training and corrective action planning, we ensure that our services deliver against our mutually agreed KPIs.
Following consistent compilation of audit data and contract performance (related to the five needs KPIs from step 2), an Executive Business Review meeting will take place on a pre-determined basis key department leads to discuss and agree the strategy for the following quarter. Through this process, we ensure continual alignment of our goals and a clear understanding of performance.
Waste Plans for Hospitals
Sharpsmart develops tailored waste plans built around the specific needs of each hospital. Through detailed audits and gap analysis, we identify opportunities to improve segregation, optimise container placement and right-size waste streams. KPIs are aligned to the five critical needs of healthcare waste, supporting safer practices, improved compliance and reduced environmental impact. Ongoing auditing and performance reviews ensure clear accountability, with actionable insights that drive continuous improvement across the facility.
Seamless System Implementation
See how Sharpsmart containers seamlessly integrate into hospital environments, ensuring safety, sustainability, and efficiency from day one. No hassle, no disruptions, just smarter healthcare waste management.
Working Within Your Four Walls
A Modern Approach to Hospital Waste Management
Improving hospital waste management starts with a clinical approach. From waste mapping and reducing touchpoints to implementing clinically engineered containment solutions, Sharpsmart helps drive safer, more efficient practices that support infection control. As a partner working within your facility, we deliver solutions that enhance – not interrupt – patient care.
Ongoing Service and Reporting
Sharpsmart provides comprehensive waste reporting and benchmarking at department and facility levels, giving you clear visibility of performance across your organisation. Standard reporting includes:
- Container exchanges by waste stream, type and size.
- Fill levels and utilisation by container and waste stream.
- Waste volumes benchmarked against internal performance and clinical waste strategies.
- Cost analysis by waste stream.
- Sustainability metrics, including plastic reduction and waste optimisation.
Reporting is available at both a site and trust level. Our operational and contract management teams regularly review performance, focusing on segregation, utilisation, efficiency and compliance. Insights are shared through structured reporting and Executive Business Reviews, with clear, actionable recommendations to support continuous improvement.
Right Container. Right Place. Real Results.
Containment programmes are developed to ensure the right containers are in the right place, supported by targeted staff education and ongoing optimisation based on waste trends analysis. Sharpsmart offers industry-leading reusable sharps and clinical waste containers, including the Sharpsmart system – certified to ISO 23907-2, the gold standard for reusable sharps containers. Container placement is informed by clinical assessments and supported by data tracking, regular audits and continuous improvement to maintain optimal performance.
Experience The Four Walls Approach
Successful hospital waste management depends on more than waste collections. Sharpsmart embeds the people, governance, and data to improve safety, compliance, logistics, and cost across every waste touchpoint.