Sharps containers, Code PURPLE, SHARPAK™

All Code PURPLE SHARPAK™ HYDRI sharps containers feature PURPLE coloured closures and labels and are recommended for the segregation, collection and disposal of sharps waste which is contaminated with cytotoxic or cytostatic medicines.

• Purple colour coded closures to meet the recommendations on waste segregation as detailed in the Department of Health's technical memorandum HTM-07-01
• Secure closure with locking facility
• Distinctive colouring and clear labelling
• Sequential numbering for traceability
• Tough and durable, cost effective

Code PURPLE SHARPAK™ HYDRI sharps containers must only be disposed of by incineration. All Code PURPLE SHARPAK™ HYDRI sharps containers are approved to BS7320:1990 and tested and certified in accordance with the provisions of the United Nations recommendations on the Transportation of Dangerous Goods, Chapter 9, UN3291 Clinical Waste, Unspecified, NOS.

The majority of drug manufacturers do not mark their products with the appropriate packaging group classifications, thereby leaving medical staff to decide how to safely dispose of their contaminated sharps. What’s more, when different drug types are used in the clinical environment, it is a certainty that a cocktail of drugs will result, making a correct assessment of their classification even more difficult. The Code PURPLE range of SHARPAK™ HYDRI containers are each supplied with a special HYDRI mat which safely absorbs any free fluid which accumulates in the bottom of the container thereby preventing any spillage during use, transportation and disposal.