PP, yellow. Disposable plastic sharps container.

Orange lids – Sharps for incineration or alternative treatment. Marked 'Fully Discharged Sharps' the inscription and 'tick' indicate this coloured lid container is for use with sharps not containing prescription only medicines or 'POM's.

Yellow lids – Infectious sharps for incineration only. Marked with 'Medicinal Sharps', the inscription and 'tick' indicates this coloured lid container will be for general use, including sharps containing medicinal residue.

Purple lids – Marked with 'Cyto Sharps', the inscription and 'tick' indicate this coloured lid container will be for use with sharps contaminated with cytotoxic and/or cytostatic medicines.

Blue lids – Marked 'Solid Pharmaceutical Waste' and are designed for prescription-only medicines (POM's) and other solid pharma waste.

Note: Products with coloured lids are only suitable for the UK market.