Sharpak Healthcare and Tradebe Environmental Services Healthcare announce landmark partnership to deliver next-generation reusable sharps container service

Sharpak Healthcare Limited and Tradebe Environmental Services Healthcare have signed a long-term commercial agreement for the deployment of the NOLOSS automated sanitisation system at Tradebe’s Wrexham facility, marking a significant milestone for both businesses and for the future of clinical waste management across England, Wales, and Scotland.

The partnership will enable Tradebe Healthcare to offer its NHS ICB and acute hospital Trust customers across all three nations a fully integrated reusable sharps container service, built on Sharpak Zero bins and validated NOLOSS processing technology. Customers will benefit from a clinically validated, end-to-end reusable solution that eliminates single-use sharps container waste, delivers an independently verified 87% carbon saving versus virgin plastic single-use alternatives, and reduces the overall cost of sharps waste management — with no change to clinical workflows.

Henry Powell, Commercial Director of Sharpak Healthcare Limited, said: “This partnership is a landmark moment for Sharpak Healthcare. It extends our coverage across mainland UK and ensures that the proven environmental and cost benefits of Sharpak Zero are now accessible to NHS organisations and healthcare providers the length and breadth of the country. We are proud to be working with a partner of Tradebe’s scale and reputation to make that a reality.”

James Cardwell Moore, Commercial Director, Tradebe Environmental Services Healthcare said: “This partnership represents a significant step forward in how we support healthcare providers in delivering safer, more sustainable waste management solutions. By deploying Sharpak’s NOLOSS technology at our Wrexham facility, we are enhancing our ability to offer a truly integrated reusable sharps container service across England, Wales and Scotland.

For our NHS and healthcare customers, this means access to a proven solution that reduces environmental impact, improves efficiency, and maintains the highest standards of safety and compliance, all without disrupting established clinical practices.

At Tradebe Healthcare, we are committed to driving innovation that supports the NHS’s sustainability and cost efficiency goals, and we are proud to be partnering with Sharpak Healthcare to lead this important transition away from single use systems.”

Tradebe Environmental Services  Healthcare is one of the United Kingdom’s leading clinical waste management businesses, operating a nationwide network of collection, transfer, treatment and disposal facilities, including high temperature incineration and alternative treatment capacity. Part of Tradebe company serves NHS Trusts, ICBs, and private healthcare providers across England, Wales, and Scotland.

About Tradebe | Tradebe is a business group with more than 40 years of experience, committed to sustainability and well-being. Its activities are structured around four main business areas: Environmental Services, protecting the planet through the recycling and recovery of waste and by-products; Life Sciences, advancing the circular economy through the purification and production of essential ingredients; Health & Nutrition, transforming nutritional ingredients into well-being; and Port Services, focused on the safe and efficient storage of liquid bulk products. By the end of the 2025 financial year, Tradebe had aggregated operating revenues of more than €830 million and operated more than 100 sites with over 3,000 employees across Europe and the USA. 

Sharpak Healthcare Limited is a leading provider of a range of UN-certified containers for the safe collection and disposal of sharps and clinical waste for hospitals, clinical environments, veterinary practices, and home use, and the developer of the Sharpak Zero reusable sharps container system and the NOLOSS automated robotic sanitisation platform. Sharpak Zero is the only nesting reusable sharps container validated to ISO 23907-2, achieving greater than 5.3 log microbial reduction per cycle, and is currently deployed across NHS ICB clinical waste contracts throughout England. The NOLOSS system uses AI-enabled analytics to provide real-time bin-level data on fill levels, usage patterns, and lifecycle status, delivering a new standard of intelligence and accountability in clinical waste management.

Media enquiries: Sharpak Healthcare Limited  |  Adriana Blasco Global Communication Director adriana.blasco@tradebe.com   

Tel: +34 932 058 100  www.tradebe.com