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How Our Reusable Clinical Waste Containers Are Washed and Sanitised

Promoting safety for healthcare providers, the public, and the environment is our focus, and as such, our products are designed to not only minimise waste heading to landfills but also reduce greenhouse gases.

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Infection Prevention & Control

How Our Reusable Clinical Waste Containers Are Washed and Sanitised

Promoting safety for healthcare providers, the public, and the environment is our focus, and as such, our products are designed to not only minimise waste heading to landfills but also reduce greenhouse gases.

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Infection Prevention & Control

How Reusable Containers Break the Chain of Infection

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Standards & Regulations

What Is POPs Waste?

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Research

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Sustainability & Carbon Reduction

Sharpsmart Reusables vs Single-Use Containing Recycled Polymer

The study compares the Global Warming Potential (GWP) of single-use sharps containers manufactured with 80% recycled polymer with Sharpsmart reusable sharps containers.

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Sustainability & Carbon Reduction

Sharpsmart: Impact on Life-Cycle Carbon Footprint

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Sustainability & Carbon Reduction

Tonnes of Plastic Reduced with Reusable Sharps Containers

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Infection Prevention & Control

C-Diff Transmission Potential with Sharps Containers

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Literature

Research Study: 86.3% Carbon Emissions Reduction with a Reusable Sharps Container

The study compares the Global Warming Potential (GWP) of single-use sharps containers manufactured with 80% recycled polymer with Sharpsmart reusable sharps containers.

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Educational Resources

The Healthcare Workers’ Waste Management Checklist

We’ve broken our Healthcare Waste Management Checklist into three important stages: before, during and after disposal.

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Literature

Sustainability and Social Value Report 2024

A summary of the environmental and social value progress and goals Sharpsmart is working towards.

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Bag To Bedside

Waste Segregation Matrix Poster

This educative colour-coded waste matrix outlines correct containers and contents for disposal of all streams of healthcare waste.

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Sharps Injury & Prevention

How Can You Prevent Needlestick Injuries within the Clinical Setting?

In this video, expert healthcare waste consultant Mary Kenyon offers practical advice for preventing needlestick injuries within the clinical environment.

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