Our Sustainability
Daniels Health is committed to leading the medical waste industry in innovation and practices that minimise ecological impact. Through superior technology, reusable products and recycling initiatives, our solutions minimise landfill, manufacturing excess and CO2 emissions.
Daniels Environmental Impact in Canada
Since 2002, Daniels reusable sharps containers have resulted in…
By using the Daniels Sharpsmart system, your environmental impact will be significantly reduced each year.
One of Daniels’ principal founding values is to achieve the highest level of ecology possible through innovation, product, and process. In our healthcare waste management practices, we utilize the most sustainable methodology of environmental effectiveness – reusability. By reusing sharps, biomedical waste, and pharmaceutical containers instead of throwing them out, a significant reduction in overall waste volumes can be made.
Globally, Daniels’ Sharpsmart system achieves significant reduction in the CO2 burden of healthcare facilities we partner with. Annually the system diverts millions of kilos of plastic and cardboard from landfill, and, with its 50 year life cycle, the Daniels Sharpsmart sharps container single-handedly eliminates the manufacturing of hundreds of thousands of disposable products. A complete life cycle assessment of reusable and disposable sharps containers reveals that the overall ‘carbon footprint’ of a Sharpsmart reusable sharps container can be up to 76% less than that of disposable containers.
“The 84% reduction of CO2eq emissions with the Daniels Sharpsmart system exceeds the 2020 reduction target for US federal hospitals and the 2050 target for UK NHS hospitals. If Daniels Sharpsmart reusable sharps containers were used nationally in the US, we estimate annual US hospital GWP would fall by 64,000 MTCO2eq.”
– T Grimmond, S Reiner
PUTTING THE ENVIRONMENT FIRST
Daniels reusable solutions are time-tested to deliver environmental impact reduction results across the entire spectrum of healthcare waste containment, collection, washing, and treatment.
All Daniels products and services are scrutinized through microbiological testing, peer-reviewed studies, and client before-and-after case studies; our solutions are test-proven time and time again to deliver results across the critical spectrum of sharps injuries, infection risk prevention, CO2 emission reductions, labor efficiencies, and waste volume minimization. Read more about our environmental impact and significantly reduced CO2 and landfill burden through our documented Case Studies.
Reducing Carbon Emissions
As governments and individuals around the world become increasingly concerned about the potential impact of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide (CO2), on global warming and climate change, Daniels has increased its efforts to ensure that its products help customers act responsibly as they work towards reducing carbon emissions.
Initial research conducted by Daniels, in collaboration with the Waterman Group, a leading environmental consultancy organization in the UK, confirmed the Sharpsmart system of reusable sharps containers provides a significant reduction in carbon emissions when compared with single-use container systems.
Daniels will continue research in this area so healthcare facilities using the Sharpsmart system can be assured they are playing their part in looking after our planet’s health!
Washline and Collectors
Daniels robotic washing technology achieves greater microbiological efficacy in container washing than any other system
How is this achieved?
Sharpsmart eliminates up to 99% reduction in the manufacturing of containers.
Significant reduction in Greenhouse Gas Emissions and landfill waste.
The washing process recycles water to reduce ecological impact.
Achieves high-level disinfection while avoiding the use of environmentally harmful chemicals.
DANIELS ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT
Daniels Health is committed to leading the industry in innovation and practices that minimize ecological impact
Our strategies to achieve this are:
Create a product range that minimizes the environmental impact of both production and distribution.
Minimise environmental burden by evaluating operations and ensuring they function as efficiently as possible.
Minimise toxic emissions through the selection and use of our fleet and the source of its power requirement.
Actively promote recycling both internally and with our customers and suppliers.
Meet or exceed all the environmental legislation that relates to the company.
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