Durham Clinical Waste Disposal Services
Sharpsmart collects and treats clinical waste for hospitals, GP surgeries, pharmacies, dental practices, and care homes across Durham and County Durham, with collections run from our Spennymoor site, 10 minutes from the city.
Our Durham Operations
Our Spennymoor site at Unit 1, Enterprise City, Meadowfield Avenue, DL16 6JF is 10 minutes from Durham, so vehicles and staff are already working across the county every week. We wash and sanitise reusable containers at our Spennymoor plant, and we send waste collected in Durham to one of our nearby plants for treatment. Nationally, Sharpsmart supplies 51% of the NHS acute hospital market for sharps and 28% for clinical waste.
What that means for a Durham facility:
- Collections from a site inside County Durham
- Chain of custody held within Sharpsmart-owned facilities
- Schedules set by actual waste output
- Department-level waste audits and segregation training
Reduce Waste, Segregate Better
Providing safe clinically designed solutions that drive reductions in costs and environmental burden
By diverting waste into appropriate waste streams, implementing waste volume-reduction strategies, and introducing reusable solutions that eliminate the purchase and disposal of plastic, Sharpsmart can radically transform the costs and environmental burden of healthcare waste management. Understanding the needs of each facility we work with, we create a waste optimisation program that hits all the high notes of lowering costs, reducing overall clinical waste volumes, reducing co2 emissions through recycling, reusability and landfill diversion, educating and accrediting staff in safe waste handling, and creating a safer workplace for carers and patients.
Dramatically reduced infection transfer risk
Foot-pedal operated bagless system
This no-touch alternative results in a dramatic reduction in the infection transfer risk that currently exists using standard clinical waste containers.The Clinismart reusable system ensures that once full, each container is removed from your premises, emptied, and then subjected to a rigorous 6-stage robotic wash and sanitisation process that eliminates challenge organisms andproves a 106 Log reduction inbacterial load.
Sharpsmart. World Leading Sharps Safety Technology
Peer reviewed in four independent studies, clinically proven to reduce Sharps Injuries by up to 87%, and relied on by healthcare facilities around the world, the Sharpsmart sharps containment system is driven by a single objective – To Save Lives. Designed with 13 safety features, manufactured with needle-impenetrable plastic, a gravity balanced safety tray for risk-free sharps disposal, and a built-in overfill protection mechanism, the Sharpsmart is the most advanced sharps container system in the world.
Secure pharmaceutical waste management
Protecting staff and facilities in the collection of expired drugs and controlled substances
Setting a new industry benchmark in secure pharmaceutical waste management, the Sharpsmart pharmaceutical containment system mitigates unnecessary risk for healthcare practitioners and the public in the containment, disposal, transport and destruction of partially used or expired medications. Through its safety-engineered design, our unique containment system eliminates tampering, pillaging and misappropriation of discarded pharmaceuticals.
How We Serve You
Across 6 countries, Sharpsmart has become a brand name synonymous with healthcare innovation and service
In 25 years Sharpsmart have become experts in delivering solutions for the niche requirements of healthcare. From small physicians offices to large hospitals, our scalable business model ensures that every customer receives:
- Timely scheduled services with clear transparent communication
- Minimum disruption to patient care
- Safety and Security underpinning all clinical waste handling practices
- A positive and friendly customer experience
- Cost-effective customised solutions that guarantee efficiencies and maximise savings


