Sharpsafe sharps bins are specifically designed to allow you to safley dispose of
needles and other sharp objects with ease and efficiency they come in a range of different colours and sizes
Each colour refers to the intended usage of the bins to help stop cross contamination
Orange-lidded sharps bins are used to dispose of non-pharmaceutical sharp waste, such as tattoo or piercing needles, knives, stables, and other stationery products.
Yellow-lidded sharps bins, sometimes referred to as medical sharps bins, are typically used to dispose of sharps that could have been contaminated with medical waste, such as syringes.
Blue-lidded sharps bins are not actually used for waste that is considered ‘sharp’, but instead other forms of pharmaceutical/ medical waste such as expired pharmaceuticals and PPE.
Red-lidded sharps bins are used to store anatomical waste, such as blood bags.
Purple-lidded sharps bins. Purple-lidded sharps bins are used to store cytotoxic and cytostatic waste, such as disposable garments, medicinal vials, blister packs and patches.