Sharpsafe 5 Litre Dual Protect Pro Purple Sharps Container (Pack of 48)
Commonly used for the disposal of cytoxic waste or contaminated sharps, the Sharpsafe 5 Litre Dual Protect Pro Purple Sharps Container (Pack of 48) provides a secure and efficient solution to sharps disposal in a fast-paced healthcare environment. With a five litre capacity and Dual Protect Pro lid to maximise the use of space, your Sharps Bin reduces the need for frequent disposal, providing optimal storage in busy hospitals or pharmacies.
What's Included?
- 48 x 5L Disposal Containers (Purple)
Key Features and Benefits
- Medical waste sharps disposal containers for contaminated waste
- New container design with 13% greater capacity than previous model
- Capacity of 5 litres, allowing for frequent usage
- Puncture-resistant materials are ideal for use with needles
- Dual Protect Pro Flap reduces chances of spills
- Design encourages more efficient space use for greater storage
- More sustainable than predecessors and other bins with 100% recycled base
- Easy to assemble and four audible clicks indicate secure fixing
- In-mould label offers permanent audit trail that cannot be removed
- Clearly visible fill line to prevent over-filling
- Handy carry handle for easier transport and disposal
- Use varying colours in conjunction with one another to highlight intended usage
Who Can Use the Sharpsafe Sharps Container Units?
Thanks to their protective qualities and open-access lid, the Sharpsafe Container Units are particularly suited to staff-only medical areas producing quantities of contaminated waste. As such, the following industries may find these bins essential:
- Doctor's Surgeries
- Pharmacies
- Rehabilitation Clinics
- Hospitals
- Care Homes
- Morgues
- Refuse Collectors
What Goes In A Sharps Container?
In medical and healthcare settings, sharps are often used to puncture or lacerate skin, meaning they have been contaminated with bodily fluids, waste or hazardous substances and must be disposed of correctly to avoid cross-contamination. The most common forms of sharps waste includes:
- Syringes
- Scalpels
- Insulin Pens
- Hypodermic Needles
- Razor Blades
What Can You Dispose in Each Sharps Bin?
Depending on what you're using the bins for and the medical environment you're using them in, the colour you need may vary. The different lid colours also make it easy to tell the bins apart, which is essential when you're having to dispose of sharps with different contaminants. Whilst you can colour co-ordinate sharps bins according to your needs, there are commonly used sharps segregation colours, as follows:
- Yellow: Sharps Waste
- Orange: Infectious Clinical Waste
- Purple: Cytoxic Waste
- Blue: Pharmaceutical Waste
- Red Scottish: Anatomical Waste
What Is Cytoxic Waste?
The commonly understood use in medical and healthcare settings for a sharps container with a purple lid is for the disposal of cytoxic waste. Cytoxic waste refers to materials contaminated with cytoxic drugs or medication, such as chemotherapy drugs. These drugs can be highly toxic and hazardous, therefore they have strict disposal management processes, which is often distinguished by purple coloured bins or bags.
Reduce Your Carbon Footprint With the Recycled Sharps Bin
Medical supplies and PPE are often manufactured in disposable, single-use products to minimise the risk of contamination and transmission of diseases. Whilst this safeguards the wellbeing of patients and staff, it can have a significant impact on the environment. By utilising 100% recycled material in the base, this container supports carbon reduction goals within healthcare settings contributes to a low carbon footprint.
13% Greater Capacity for Contaminated Sharps
The all new five litre Sharpsafe model has a 13% greater capacity allowing you to get more for your money and minimise disposal frequency, consequently reducing workload. Designed to assist caregivers and healthcare professionals, the new Sharpsafe bin holds a substantial amount of material, making it a cost effective solution to contaminated sharps material.
Dual Protect Pro Lid for Easier and Safer Use
New Sharpsafe Models feature innovative Dual Protect Pro entrances. They not only help prevent contents falling out of the container, but also provide a visual guide for sharps disposal that will lead to more space-efficient use of the bin. The smart top also includes a star-shaped disconnection for injector pens, as well as a Luer lock and slip for disconnecting Luer fittings on syringes.
Safety flap and syringe disconnectors for easier use (shown on the yellow model)
Why Choose Sharpsafe?
Sharpsafe are one of the UK's most trusted manufacturers of sharps containment systems, being the only sharps containment manufacturer to incorporate translucent lids, protected access and point of use disposal. Their disposal units comply with the UK Government standard HTM 07-01: Safe Management of Healthcare Waste, and current NHS ‘point of use’ disposal guidelines.
Available In Varying Lid Colour Options
The Sharpsafe 5L Sharps Bin can be purchased in four different colour options. The colours can be used in conjunction with each other to clearly distinguish different contaminants. The Sharpsafe 5L Sharps Bin is available with following colour lids:
Certifications Met by the Sharpsafe Bin
- ISO 23907-1:2019
- BSI Kitemark
- UN3291
- ISO 9001
- ISO 14001
- ISO 45001
Technical Specifications
- Total Volume: 5.19L
- Usable Volume: 4.31L
- Dimensions: 260mm x 170mm x 205mm (Height x Width x Depth)
- Weight of Base: 217.7g
- Weight of Lid: 113g
- Combined Weight: 330.7g
- Fill Line Height: 211.6mm
- Base Material: Recycled Polypropylene
- Lid Material: Polypropylene
