Knowledge Centre

Knowledge Centre

As a clinical partner, we want to empower you to provide a safer environment for your staff, greater waste segregation outcomes for lower environmental impact, and a more efficient workflow. To do this, we have compiled some of our best resources to help you achieve safety in sharps handling and optimised clinical waste management within your facility. 

What is Chemical Waste? – 10 Examples

Discover what chemical waste is and its environmental impact. Explore 10 common examp...

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What is the Waste Hierarchy?

Learn the definition of the waste hierarchy and how healthcare facilities can impleme...

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What is offensive waste?

What Is Offensive Waste?

Discover what offensive waste is, common examples, and how to avoid overclassificatio...

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Safely Managing Category A Infectious Waste in Healthcare Settings

A guide to Category A waste management. Learn how to safely dispose of Category A, in...

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Preventing Pathogen Spread in Clinical Waste Disposal

Discover essential actions to prevent the spread of pathogens in clinical waste dispo...

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Celebrating Our Partners at the Waste Management Awards

Discover the results of the first-ever Healthcare Waste Management Awards that Sharps...

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Sharpsmart Spotlight: Gemma Ridley

The story of Sharpsmart's Bid Process Manager, Gemma Ridley, followed by a Q...

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Identifying Common Sources of Infection in Hospitals

Learn how to identify common sources of infection in hospitals, explore major transmi...

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