SHARPS DISPOSAL

Sharps Disposal Solutions

At HNHS Waste, we understand that sharps waste presents a significant safety and health risk. Proper handling, storage, and disposal of sharps is essential to protect employees, patients, customers, and the broader community from injury or exposure to potentially hazardous materials.

HNHS adheres to the highest standards of safety, ensuring that your sharps waste is handled in compliance with all federal, state, and local regulations. Our disposal services are fully compliant with OSHA, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), and the EPA, so you can rest assured that your facility is meeting all required standards.

Sharps Disposal Solutions

At HNHS Waste, we understand that sharps waste presents a significant safety and health risk. Proper handling, storage, and disposal of sharps is essential to protect employees, patients, customers, and the broader community from injury or exposure to potentially hazardous materials.

HNHS adheres to the highest standards of safety, ensuring that your sharps waste is handled in compliance with all federal, state, and local regulations. Our disposal services are fully compliant with OSHA, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), and the EPA, so you can rest assured that your facility is meeting all required standards.

What is Considered Sharps Waste?

Sharps are any objects used in the course of patient care, research, animal care, body art, medical treatment, or laboratory procedures that are capable of cutting, piercing, or wounding. These items must be immediately placed in an approved Sharps container and disposed of through a licensed waste management service. Improper disposal can lead to injuries and contamination, posing a serious public health risk.

Sharps can include, but are not limited to:

Needles, hypodermic and tubing
Syringes with or without needles
Scalpel blades
Lancets and acupuncture needles
Blood vials
Pipettes and broken glass
Culture dishes and slides

Root canal files
Suture needles
Exposed ends of dental wire
Trauma scene waste that can cut, slice or pierce
Tubing with needles and other sharp medical instrument

ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY

NO HARMFUL
AIR EMISSIONS

NO HARMFUL
WATER DISCHARGE

RENDERED SAFE
FOR DISPOSAL

IN MUNICIPAL TYPE II LANDFILLS

WASTE VOLUME
REDUCED 85%

BY GRINDING

Comprehensive Compliance That Protects your Staff and Community!

Our Sharps services include:

• High-Quality Sharps Containers – in a variety of sizes to meet your specific needs.

• Safe Collection and Disposal – all sharps waste is picked up and transported by our licensed and insured service. Once at our facility, the sharps waste is properly sterilized and rendered safe for disposal using our high-pressure steam autoclave system.

• Flexible schedules! Need an extra pickup? Simply contact us, and we will accommodate your needs, ensuring that your sharps waste is disposed of in a timely manner.

• Complementary training program for your staff to understand Bloodborne Pathogens standards and medical waste handling requirements per OSHA and MIOSHA Regulations.

• Tailored Solutions – We help you assess your sharps waste needs and design a cost-effective service plan that works for your facility, saving you time and money, while ensuring the safety of your staff, patients and community.