Sharps Bin Collection & Container Disposal Services

Who Needs to Manage Their Sharps Waste Stream?

Many industries and small businesses require sharps waste disposal. These include but are not limited to:

• Private Medical Practices
• Dentist and Hygienists
• Tattoo Studios
• Beauty Clinics

What Kind of Sharps Container Disposal Service Do You Need?

When it comes to sharps bin disposal, it’s vitally important to understand that it’s not just a needle to go into a sharps bin. You have to consider what the item was used for and what it contained. NHS guidelines help us here because sharps bins all have colour coded lids. It may be that you need more than one type of sharps bin in your workplace so handle different items. Here’s a guide to help you, but if you’re not sure then please don’t hesitate to and we’ll help make sure you’re getting the right service plan.

Orange Lidded Bin

Sharps bins with these orange lids are for items that only contain blood. They must not have any residue of medical or pharmaceutical products on them or any other contaminants. This bin is commonly used to dispose of unused sharps, scalpels and needles where a blood sample has been taken from a patient.  Orange sharps collection is also commonplace in private practices, tattoo studios, podiatry and aesthetic beauty practices.

Yellow Lidded Bin

Sharps bins with a yellow lid signify that you should place syringes, needles, scalpels and any other medical sharps containing medical residue into this bin. You may think that medical residue is only relevant to a general practitioners environment. The fact is, it can be found on items such as EpiPens used to give someone adrenaline to treat Anaphylaxis or Insulin pens to treat someone with Diabetes. In a pyramid of risk, this waste is deemed as high risk and will be incinerated at temperatures exceeding 1100°C.

Purple Lidded Bin

Purple sharps bins are used for sharps waste management when the equipment has been contaminated with hazardous cytotoxic and cytostatic medicine. These sharps are used in a range of healthcare environments, most recognisably in cancer treatments. Handled incorrectly, these types of sharps items are seriously hazardous to human health. For this reason, bins with a purple lid are taken to authorised facilities capable of incinerating the waste at temperatures exceeding 1100°C.

The Correct Sharps Disposal Service For You

If you’re unsure which kind of sharps bin is right for your business, speak to Click Waste UK today, and we’ll be happy to help. Your Click Waste UK service plan may require a combination of bins for your waste management sharps disposal. Still, you can rest assured that whatever sharps bin collection service you need, Click Waste UK will be able to arrange a sharps collection service that suits you, as regularly as you like, without a contract.