Sharps Medical Waste Services

02/05/2026

Sharps Medical Waste Services is pleased to welcome David Sanborn as our new Chief Operating Officer.

David brings more than 25 years of operations leadership experience across complex, multi-site, and highly regulated environments. His background in building disciplined operating models, strengthening safety performance, and leading at a national scale aligns directly with our mission to protect public health through safe, compliant, and reliable medical waste management.

As Sharps, led by CEO Kerry Jones, continues to expand nationwide, maintaining operational consistency, ensuring regulatory excellence, and prioritizing workforce safety remain central to how we serve healthcare providers and the communities that rely on them. David’s leadership will play a key role in supporting that responsibility.

Read the full announcement here:

Sharps Medical Waste Services (MWS) announced the appointment of David Sanborn as Chief Operating Officer, effective January 26.

12/31/2025

💡 Are you disposing of waste correctly? Staying compliant starts with proper segregation. This quick refresher highlights key healthcare waste streams and common examples to help keep your facility compliant and safe. Swipe to learn more.

12/25/2025

As the year comes to a close, we remain focused on supporting the healthcare teams who show up every day, often behind the scenes, to keep patients, staff, and communities safe. From all of us at Sharps Medical Waste Services, we wish you a safe and restful holiday season.

12/12/2025

Giving back is part of who we are.
Thank you to our Executive Team for leading by example and supporting this holiday toy drive for the Houston Fire Department. This generosity reflects the values we uphold at Sharps MWS and will help spread joy to many children this season.

11/11/2025

Service doesn’t end when the uniform comes off. It continues in the way we show up for each other, our customers, and our communities every day.

At Sharps, we’re proud to stand beside the veterans on our team who carry that same spirit of dedication and integrity into their work, protecting the people we serve.

Today, and every day, we honor your service.

10/31/2025

🕸🕷 Something strange is happening at Sharps HQ…
Our newest “team member” showed up early, and he's been working his bones off all week. He’s making his rounds, proving that when it comes to safety, compliance, and commitment… we’ve got it down to the bone.

Scroll through to see how our newest “hire” handled his first day on the job.

Enjoy the spooky season!

10/06/2025

Every organization talks about innovation. Few talk about endurance. For over 30 years, Sharps Medical Waste Services has been a steady constant in healthcare safety.

While others pursue reinvention, we stay focused on what matters: performance, reliability, and value that endures.

Every component, lid, latch, and line of engineering has been tested, refined, and proven. Each serves a single purpose: to keep people safe.

We design systems that make demanding work easier.
That stays reliable during high-pressure seasons.
That perform exactly as they should, any place, every time.

Because safety isn’t something you reinvent each year.
It’s something you uphold.

Sharps. Still the Standard.

10/02/2025

The flu season has two surges.
The one you see in waiting rooms.
And the one piling up in the back room.

Used needles. Overflowing containers. Staff expertly keeping pace.

Reliable waste partners provide the necessary support to ensure safety, compliance, and efficient operations during these periods of increased seasonal volume.

That’s why we built this flu-season checklist to help your teams prepare, protect staff, and keep the focus where it belongs: on patients.

09/20/2025

This week, we celebrate the professionals who keep healthcare environments safe, clean, and ready for care.

Environmental Services teams are often behind the scenes, but their impact is everywhere, reducing infection risk, protecting patients and staff, and ensuring facilities run smoothly day after day.

At Sharps, we’re proud to support their mission by making medical waste disposal simple, reliable, and compliant.

Happy Healthcare to the teams who prove every day that safety starts with you!

09/19/2025

Meet Albert: Sharps’ very first driver in Houston.

Since then, he has watched us grow “leaps and bounds,” and has been an integral part of that growth. His secret? Preparation, consistency, and never forgetting that drivers are often the true face of our company.

Albert’s story is a reminder that behind every pickup is a person who cares about the service, the customer, and where we’re headed next.

Call now to connect with business.

09/16/2025

Behind every safe pickup and compliant delivery is a Sharps driver. These drivers know the routes better than any map. They have navigated through storms, lifted heavy loads, and persevered when others would have stopped.

This Truck Driver Appreciation Week, we celebrate the dedication, professionalism, and teamwork that enable us to fulfill our commitment to protecting the communities we serve.

We are proud to honor the Sharps drivers who give their all every day.

08/27/2025

Fact or myth? Time to test your medical waste knowledge. In medical waste, the real danger isn’t what you don’t know. It’s what you think you know.

Household trash? Not allowed.
Recycling bin? Never.
Universal rules? They don’t exist.

We unpacked the most persistent myths about needle disposal and the facts every leader should keep in mind.