Safe clearance, disposal and site remediation for needles, syringes and contaminated sharps

The Risks of Improper Sharps Disposal

“Sharps” include needles, syringes, broken glass, razors, sharp-edged instruments, bone fragments and teeth. Improper disposal of sharps poses a significant health hazard, exposing people to cuts, puncture wounds and potentially fatal infections.

Used sharps can transmit serious blood-borne diseases, including:

• Hepatitis B – risk 1 in 3 from e-antigen positive source

• Hepatitis C – risk 1 in 30

• HIV – risk 1 in 300 (Department of Health & Children, 2005)

Poorly secured sites, including vacant buildings, are often used by drug takers or vandals. This can leave behind discarded needles, syringes and broken glass – all of which present serious hazards to site clearance teams, property owners and the public.

Ambipar’s Safe Sharps Management

Ambipar provides a comprehensive sharps removal and disposal service to ensure safe handling, transportation and disposal of hazardous sharps.

Our service includes:

• Provision of UN 3291-approved sharps containers

• Safe clearance of needles, syringes, blades, broken glass and other sharps

• Full site cleansing and remediation of contaminated properties

• Trained teams with expertise in handling infectious and hazardous waste

• Permitted Waste Collector services for legal disposal

We work across residential, commercial and industrial sites, and our personnel are trained to locate, remove and dispose of sharps without risk to themselves or others.

Safe Handling Guidelines

Ambipar’s teams follow strict national and international best practice, including:

• Avoiding sharps where alternatives exist

• Ensuring all staff handling sharps are immunised against Hepatitis B

• Using UN-approved, correctly assembled sharps containers with identification labels

• Providing sharps containers at the point of use

• Transporting syringes with needles removed using a removal device and blind hub fitted

• Never decanting sharps containers or mixing with other waste streams

Safe Disposal Procedures

• Discard sharps at point of use into approved containers

• Do not overfill containers – replace when three-quarters full

• Lock, tag and sign full containers before removal

• Never dispose of sharps in plastic bags or general waste containers

• Ensure containers are free from protruding sharps and apertures are closed after each use

Why Choose Ambipar?

• Nationwide sharps clearance and disposal services

• Safe, legal and compliant with waste and health regulations

• Fully trained, immunised site clearance teams

• UN-approved containers and correct disposal protocols

• Certified to ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001

Get in Touch

Don’t risk injury, infection or prosecution – trust Ambipar for professional sharps removal and disposal. Contact us today for a safe and compliant solution.
Email: quotes@ambipar.ie | Phone: 021-4351020