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Infection Prevention & Control

How Reusable Containers Break the Chain of Infection

A look at how reusable sharps containers break the chain of infection and the peer-reviewed research that demonstrates why transmission isn’t possible.

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Standards & Regulations

What Is POPs Waste?

Everything you need to know about the change to POPs regulations and how to maintain compliance with the new regulations restricting the storage and disposal of POPs.

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Standards & Regulations

What Are the EWC Codes for Healthcare Waste?

Understanding the EWC Codes for healthcare waste will enable you to correctly identify and classify each waste type.

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Waste Segregation, Volume & Cost Reduction

The Healthcare Workers’ Waste Management Checklist

Have you ever stopped to wonder if you’re managing your healthcare waste correctly? Remove the mystery with our healthcare waste […]

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Infection Prevention & Control

Who Is Affected by Improper Clinical Waste Disposal?

Improper clinical waste disposal doesn’t just create inconvenience. It creates risk. When an item ends up in the wrong bin […]

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Sustainability & Carbon Reduction

Single-Use Plastic Reduction Strategies for Healthcare

How reusable sharps containers can reduce single-use plastics in the NHS and make it a more sustainable, cost-effective, and safer system for staff and patients.

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Inside Sharpsmart

Sharpsmart Spotlight: Guy Wing

From wedding day Elvis impersonations to moving to China following a rather suspicious job advertisement on an online forum, this […]

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Sustainability & Carbon Reduction

Is All Sharps Waste Incinerated?

You know that horrible moment you realise you’ve burnt the family dinner? That’s nothing compared to burning all of your […]

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Sharps Injury & Prevention

Strategies and Resources for Needlestick Injury Prevention

Needlestick injuries come with a cost – both a financial cost and a human cost. Here are some helpful resources for preventing needlestick injuries.

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Inside Sharpsmart

Sharpsmart Spotlight: Amber Marshall

Would you rather go tobogganing down the Great Wall of China, or brave the outside of the cage whilst shark […]

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Infection Prevention & Control

The True Cost of a Needlestick Injury

Needlestick injuries in the UK are rising at an exponential rates, there is both a human cost and a resource cost associated with the increase in sharps injuries

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Inside Sharpsmart

Meet the Reusable Sharps Container That Set the UK ISO Standard

The question used to be: ‘Should I choose a single-use sharps container or a reusable?’ But as more reusable sharps […]