By Erick Remedios Muiños

Reusable sanitary container: sustainable bin for hospital waste

Medical waste container prototype that withstands 100 use cycles, opens with a special tool and does not require breaking the plastic.

Health and medical Startup $25,000 – $50,000 ≈ 6 months

The price includes design, functional prototyping, product testing and optimization.

Reusable sanitary container with a translucent body, white three-opening lid and green semicircular handle
Illustrative visualization based on the prototype developed by Let’s Prototype.

Why design a reusable sanitary container?

1

Hazardous waste

Needles and single-use materials must be sterilized before being treated as ordinary waste.

2

Single-use containers

Today they are broken open at the lid to remove the contents, which forces them to be single-use.

3

Open without breaking

A special tool lets you remove the contents and return the container to its collection point.

4

Profitable in the long run

It costs more to make, but withstands 100 cycles, cuts handling costs, avoids the European tax on single-use plastics and minimizes environmental impact.

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First prototype of the reusable sanitary container

Illustrative detail of the sanitary container lid, with a green three-arm mechanism, springs and the bin body separated
Illustrative visualization based on the prototype developed by Let’s Prototype.

Cylindrical container

Cylindrical body with an internal chimney that eliminates bacteria in the contents.

Engineering plastic

Material resistant to the conditions of the sterilization system.

Opening system

Safe opening in line with regulations, without fracturing the plastic.

Three-arm closure

Spring mechanism built into the lid.

Microbiology testing

Continuous tests for validation.

3D manufacturing

Prototype manufactured in 3D.

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Project lead of the sanitary container

Raymel Piferrer, head of the design and mechanics department
Raymel Piferrer
Head of the design and mechanics department, Let’s Prototype
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“A reusable container lives or dies by its closure: it has to seal well, open easily and withstand many uses. The whole mechanical design revolved around that. If we could do this, we can surely do your idea.”

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