Solutions for Pharmaceutical Waste
Daniels Health is committed to mitigating unnecessary risk in the disposal, transport and treatment of pharmaceutical waste. Our secure containment systems form part of a safeguarded waste journey that eliminates tampering, theft and diversion of discarded pharmaceuticals.
Pharmaceutical Waste Disposal
Security-focused service solutions for Pharmaceutical Waste Management
Daniels Pharmaceutical waste collection systems deliver a new modern benchmark of safety and security. With built-in security features that prevent tampering and unauthorized access to non-hazardous pharmaceuticals, we ensure healthcare facilities’ risk for staff and patients is mitigated.
A secure pharmaceutical waste disposal waste system
At Daniels Health, we drive safety and change by working with healthcare organisations in managing all sensitive waste streams, preventing improper disposal practices and protecting human health.
- With over 30 years of industry leadership, we’ve developed safe, compliant programs for handling and destroying hazardous, non-hazardous, and controlled pharmaceutical waste.
- Our comprehensive service includes consultative meetings, facility visits, waste classification, packaging recommendations, secure GEO-tracked transportation, and compliant disposal.
- We provide full visibility across the entire process, including certificates of destruction, to mitigate risks of tampering, pillaging, or misappropriation of discarded pharmaceuticals.
- Beyond supplying industry-leading pharmaceutical containers, Daniels safeguards the entire cradle-to-grave process—ensuring waste is protected from generation to destruction through secure, tamper-proof containment at the facility, during transit, and in storage
Partnering to drive the compliant, safe disposal of pharmaceutical waste
As industry leaders, Daniels Health has developed safe and compliant programs for the handling and destruction of expired medications and bulk pharmaceutical waste from all sized facilities from pharmacies and GP’s right through to hospitals, pharmaceutical distributors and laboratories.
Explore our pharmaceutical container range (scalable solutions for all pharmaceutical waste volumes), or reach out below for a quote.
Pharmasmart, secure pharmaceutical waste
Protecting staff and facilities in the collection of expired drugs and pharmaceuticals
Setting a new industry benchmark in secure pharmaceutical waste management, the Pharmasmart system mitigates unnecessary risk for healthcare practitioners and the public in the containment, disposal, transport and destruction of pharmaceutical waste. Eliminating tampering, pillaging and misappropriation of discarded pharmaceuticals, Daniels Pharmasmart delivers absolute security in pharmaceutical waste disposal.
No more unauthorized access to pharmaceuticals
Tamper-Proof containers with secure inbuilt locking mechanisms
In a day and age where pharmaceutical abuse prevention and expired medicine tracking is more critical than ever, Daniels is fully invested in security systems that safeguard your waste journey. With containers that eliminate tampering, theft and misappropriation of discarded pharmaceuticals, and transport and CCTV processes that ensure visibility from cradle to grave, Daniels provides full security of your pharmaceutical waste management.
Managing medications safely with Rx Destroyer
Daniels is proud to be an advocate and distributor of Rx Destroyer; a range of fast acting chemical destruction solvents that make medication destruction safe, affordable and convenient. Meeting the DEA’s non-retrievable standard, Rx Destroyer is an environmentally safe drug disposal solution for controlled and non-controlled medications. Used for waste in all forms of non-hazardous medications, the medication’s active ingredients are dissolved by the Rx Destroyer solution and are adsorbed and neutralised by its activated carbon.
Clean, Sanitized Medical Waste Containers
We know it’s almost an oxymoron, but let us explain how Daniels is leading the industry in its clean container movement…
We clean after use. That’s right… when your biomedical waste container gets filled we don’t just put another yellow bag in it and hope that someone in the next few months will clean the container. We take it away and the container gets cleaned through our state-of-the-art robotic washing machine. Made with over 15,000 parts, Daniels mechanical washline feeds each Daniels container through a 6 stage washing and quality control process, achieving a 6log bacterial load – the highest ever recorded in a bin-washing technology. At Daniels we take contamination and infection risk seriously; whether it’s a sharps, cytotoxic or pharmaceutical waste container, with Daniels its hygiene will be guaranteed.
Clinically Engineered Products
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P14 Rx | Pharmasmart Pharmaceutical Container
14 Litre container for pharmaceutical sharps and medications, tamper-proof design with inbuilt overfill protection.
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P22 Rx | Pharmasmart Pharmaceutical Container
22 Litre pharmaceutical container for sharps and medications; Inbuilt safety tray makes the container ideal for pharmacies, drug draw-up/medication rooms, and wards.
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P32 Rx | Pharmasmart Pharmaceutical Waste Container
32 Litre pharmaceutical waste container with a counterweighted safety tray; ideal for major use in pharmacies, medication rooms, and wards.
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P32A+ Rx | Pharmasmart Access Plus Pharmaceutical Container
32L Pharmaceutical waste container for the containment of pharmaceuticals and sharps in secure areas.
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P64 Rx | Pharmasmart Pharmaceutical Container
64L Pharmaceutical waste container, ideal for secure areas generating large volumes of pharmaceutical waste.
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Pharmaceutical Waste Solutions Brochure
This brochures delves into the Daniels difference in managing pharmaceutical waste safely and securely.
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Pharmaceutical Waste Disposal Poster
A pharmaceutical segregation guide for hospitals using the Cactus sink and Daniels Pharmasmart containers for the collection of pharmaceuticals.
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Rx Destroyer Flyer
This simple 4-step guide outlines the process of using RX Destroyer in conjunction with the Daniels 64 Pharmasmart collector.
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Daniels Cartsmart
Enabling point-of-use positioning of all Daniels S-Series sharps, cytotoxic and pharmaceutical containers. Lightweight construction and easy to clean.
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Soft Close 64 Series Accessmart
This mobile trolley enables point-of-use hands-free disposal and the reduction of odour expulsion with its soft close mechanism.
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S-Series Floorstand
By preventing tipping or spillage, this floor mounting option enhances stability of Sharpsmart containers.
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Static Floorstand – 64 Series
With an accompanying foot pedal, this elevated floorstand permits the hands-free opening of Daniels 64-series containers.
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Locking Wall Bracket – Left Side Lock
With a unique key lock, the Sharpsmart container can be securely mounted and locked to the bracket, eliminating unauthorised removal.
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Standard Wall Bracket
This bracket kit, including screws and hole-plugs, serves as a mounting solution for S-Series Sharpsmart containers.
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Locking Wall Bracket – Right Side Lock
With a unique key lock, the Sharpsmart container can be securely mounted and locked to the bracket, eliminating unauthorised removal.
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Small Delivery Cart
A compact designed cart for transporting multiple Sharpsmart containers; rubber buffers and brakes minimise noise.
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Large Delivery Cart
With a compact design, its rubber buffers and brakes minimise noise and enhance mobility in a busy setting.
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Vitalite Healthcare
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Provena Mercy Centre
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Ali Obaidallah (EVS Manager)
Jackson Park Hospital
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Tom Steeves, Manager, Environmental Services
Horizon Health Network
What is Pharmaceutical Waste?
Pharmaceutical waste refers to expired, contaminated and unused medicines (or leftover medications)—including prescription drugs, over-the-counter medications, and controlled substances—that must be safely and compliantly disposed of to protect healthcare workers, patients, the public, and the environment. In Canada, this waste is strictly regulated and must be managed according to federal and provincial environmental and health regulations.
Types of Pharmaceutical Waste
Beyond standard pharmaceutical waste (generally defined as any expired, unused or leftover medication), it’s important to know and understand these additional types of pharmaceutical waste. 
- Controlled Substances: Defined under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA), these include prescription medications such as narcotics, opioids, and stimulants.
- May be hazardous or non-hazardous
- Must be stored and destroyed using secure, compliant solutions (e.g. Rx Destroyer, Secure a Drug)
- Require chain-of-custody tracking and witnessed destruction
- Cytotoxic Sharps Waste: This waste stream comprises anything capable of causing punctures or cuts that has come in contact with cytotoxic medication. This waste must be placed into a red cytotoxic sharps container, such as Chemosmart.
- Non-Sharps Cytotoxic Waste : Any items (other than sharps) that have come into contact with cytotoxic drugs as well as bodily fluids of patients receiving cytotoxic medication within the previous 48 hours. Examples include cytotoxic drugs and packaging, IV bags, tubing, gloves and gowns
Pharmaceutical Waste Disposal Regulations in Canada
All pharmaceutical waste management must align with Canadian Regulatory Requirements:
- Provincial hazardous waste regulations, such as:
- Federal guidelines under the Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) Regulations
- Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) for handling and destruction of controlled substances
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHIMS) for identification and communication of hazardous materials
- Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) frameworks for environmental protection
Facilities must ensure:
- Proper classification, segregation, and labelling of pharmaceutical waste
- Use of licensed transporters and incineration facilities
- Documentation of destruction and disposal, including certificates of destruction
How Can Daniels Help? | Pharmaceutical Waste Disposal Services
If you’re comparing pharmaceutical waste disposal companies in Canada, Daniels Health offers world-class, clinically designed reusable containment systems optimised for safety, sustainability, and on-site security. We provide holistic classification and disposal management for both non-hazardous and hazardous pharmaceutical waste—all through a single, trusted provider.
Regulatory experts in both provincial and federal compliance—we navigate the red tape so you don’t have to.
Avoid fines and infringements with our fully compliant, auditable processes.
Access training and education solutions to improve staff compliance, enhance segregation practices, and strengthen on-site security.
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