# Sharps Compliance: Revolutionizing Medical Waste Management

- Link: https://greenlivingguy.com/2015/03/sharps-compliance-revolutionizing-medical-waste-management/
- Published: 2015-03-28T22:55:00-04:00
- Author: greenlivingguy

## Revolutionizing Medical Waste Management with Sharps Waste

Sharps Waste (or Sharps Compliance Corp.) (Nasdaq: SMED) is transforming the way
medical and healthcare facilities manage waste, offering a groundbreaking “GREEN”
alternative to traditional waste pick-up services. This innovative approach not 
only saves time and money but also significantly benefits the environment.

### Sharps Waste: A Greener Solution for Healthcare Professionals

Medical offices, including those of doctors, dentists, veterinarians, clinics, and
even tattoo studios. For they are discovering the advantages of the Sharps MailBack
Recovery System. In addition, this system is also a [cost-effective solution](https://greenlivingguy.com/2015/03/carefusion%20automating%20pharmaceutical%20waste%20segregation/).
For it’s one that also eliminates the need for scheduling waste pick-ups. More notably
you’re not dealing with long-term contracts or unexpected price hikes. Because by
utilizing specially designed mail-back containers goes to work. For Sharps Compliance
has more notably and successfully removed over 600 million potentially harmful syringes
and 90,000 pounds of unused medications from the waste stream.

![Sharps Waste from hospitals. Sharps Compliance Corp., (Nasdaq: SMED) a leading
full-service provider of cost-effective management solutions for medical waste and
unused patient medications, is helping medical and other healthcare professional
offices like doctors, dentists, vets, clinics, tattoo studios, and skilled nursing
or assisted living facilities save time, money and the environment with a "GREEN"
alternative to their traditional medical waste pick-up service. Medical and other
healthcare professional offices are discovering that they have an alternative to
the traditional medical waste pick-up service. The nd San Antonio officials working
together, implemented a 60 percent residential recycling rate (recycling rates are
at only 30% nationwide), creating a program that decreases landfill space and energy
consumption while removing 600,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent annually(
equal to taking 130,000 cars off San Antonio roads each year) and creating well 
over 100 green jobs dedicated to recycling programs.](https://i0.wp.com/greenlivingguy.
com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_5260-400x400.png?resize=400%2C400&ssl=1 "Sharps
Waste from hospitals")

#### The Impact of Sharps Waste Compliance

 1. Cost-Effective and Efficient: The MailBack Recovery System costs 50% less than 
    traditional [services](https://greenlivingguy.com/2024/04/governor-kathy-hochul-reports-nys-clean-energy-job-growth/),
    providing a hassle-free experience for healthcare providers.
 2. Environmental Benefits: By keeping medical waste out of landfills, Sharps Compliance
    contributes to reducing landfill space and [energy](https://greenlivingguy.com/2022/04/how-to-reduce-business-energy-cost/)
    consumption.
 3. Innovative Waste Conversion: Their patent-pending [GREEN](https://greenlivingguy.com/2021/04/5-ways-to-go-green-in-your-day-to-day-life/)
    Waste Conversion Process™ transforms medical waste into PELLA-DRX™, a clean raw
    material used in industrial manufacturing.

#### Testimonials from the Field

 1. Kent Lawson, DDS: “No more scheduling pick-ups or dealing with unexpected price
    increases. The Sharps MailBack Recovery System addresses all types of medical waste
    in my office.”
 2. Hayley Nguyen, M.D.: “I am impressed with how they keep my medical waste out of
    landfills.”
 3. Jeffrey Chalkley, Veterinarian: “Sharps Compliance repurposes my medical waste 
    into new products, and it’s easier to use.”

### A Broader Environmental Impact

[Cities](https://greenlivingguy.com/2020/02/rebuilding-paradise-is-environmental-movie-of-2020/)
like San Antonio have demonstrated the power of effective waste management, achieving
a 60% residential recycling rate and removing 600,000 metric tons of CO2 annually.
Programs like these highlight the crucial role cities play in combating climate 
change, as they account for over 70% of global CO2 emissions.

### The Bottom Line

Sharps Compliance is not just a leader in medical waste management; they are a pioneer
in creating sustainable solutions that protect public health and the environment.
Their efforts are crucial in addressing the ongoing challenges of waste disposal
and environmental protection.

For more information on how Sharps Compliance is revolutionizing medical waste management,
[visit](https://www.stericycle.com/en-us/marketing/compliant-sharps-waste-disposal-and-management-solutions)
Sharps Compliance.

Finally, this post highlights the innovative [solutions offered by Sharps Compliance](https://greenlivingguy.com/2014/03/procomplianceware-a-solution-for-environmental-compliance/)
and their significant impact on both the healthcare industry and the environment.

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