Curtis Bay Medical Waste Services

What Curtis Bay Medical Waste Services does

Curtis Bay Medical Waste Services, doing business as Sharps Medical Waste Services (Sharps MWS), is a Houston, Texas-headquartered private medical waste management company founded in 1993. The company provides end-to-end regulated waste services covering sharps, regulated medical waste (RMW), pharmaceutical, pathological and chemo, hazardous/RCRA, controlled substance, universal, and municipal solid waste. Service delivery is dual-channel: scheduled route-based pickup for metro-area enterprise customers and pre-paid mailback kits for rural and smaller generators. Supporting the core waste operations are specialty solutions including MedSafe drug collection kiosks, secure document shredding, a sustainable device reclamation program, and OSHA compliance training, plus a proprietary software layer (SharpsTracer for waste container tracking and ComplianceTrac for regulatory documentation). An e-commerce storefront at store.sharpsinc.com sells containers, IV poles, spill kits, and Rx-Destroyer products directly to customers.

Curtis Bay / Sharps MWS operates a multi-channel go-to-market combining direct enterprise field sales targeting hospitals and health systems (with named customers including Children's National, MedStar, Geisinger, Sentara, Penn State Health, and Ochsner), inside sales and customer support for SMB and outpatient accounts, and self-serve mailback/e-commerce for long-tail and individual buyers. Revenue is generated through three streams: recurring multi-year route-based service contracts (subscription-like), transactional mailback kit sales, and hardware/supply sales through the online store. Customer segmentation spans acute healthcare (hospitals and health systems), non-acute healthcare (dentists, pharmacies, veterinarians, ambulatory surgery centers, dialysis/oncology, medspas, pharmaceutical manufacturers), and non-healthcare facilities (government, military, education, airports, seaports, death care, retail, residential). The company has been private equity-backed by Summer Street Capital Partners since 2012, employs 251–500 people, and operates nationwide across the United States.

Name

Curtis Bay Medical Waste Services

Legal name

Sharps Medical Waste Services

Website

https://curtisbaymws.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Curtis Bay Medical Waste Services (dba Sharps Medical Waste Services) is a Houston-based, PE-backed provider of comprehensive medical waste collection, transport, treatment, and disposal services serving hospitals, health systems, outpatient providers, and smaller generators nationwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Waste Disposal Services

NAICS

Hazardous Waste Collection (562112), Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (562211), Solid Waste Collection (562111)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Hazardous Waste Management (4955), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Medical & Biohazard Waste Disposal (RMW/Sharps) (IMAIAFAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Medical & Biohazardous Waste Management (RMW, Sharps, Pathological) (EUAIAFAE), Medical & Biohazardous Waste Transfer/Consolidation (EUAIABAF)

Keywords

• Medical waste disposal
• Sharps management services
• Pharmaceutical waste disposal
• Regulated medical waste
• RCRA hazardous waste

Headquarters

HQ city

Baltimore

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Route-Based Waste Collection Services: Recurring pickup services for healthcare facilities and commercial generators of medical waste. Services are delivered on scheduled routes in metro areas, providing consistent recurring revenue through long-term service contracts.
2. Mailback Programs: Pre-paid mailback kits and programs for disposal of sharps, pharmaceutical waste, and other regulated medical waste. Sold directly to healthcare providers and consumers for one-time or recurring use.
3. Medical Waste Supply Store: E-commerce storefront selling sharps containers, IV poles, pharmaceutical waste containers, spill kits, and related medical waste management supplies and products.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Curtis Bay Medical Waste Services (Sharps MWS) operates a nationwide medical waste collection, transfer, treatment, and disposal business serving healthcare facilities and commercial generators. The core offering combines scheduled route-based pickup services with flexible mailback programs, covering sharps, regulated medical waste, pharmaceutical waste, pathological/chemo waste, hazardous RCRA waste, controlled substances, and universal waste. Supporting the disposal services are MedSafe medication collection kiosks, document shredding, OSHA compliance training, and an e-commerce supply store for medical waste containers and related products.

Product overview

Sharps Medical Waste Services is a comprehensive medical waste disposal company offering an integrated portfolio of services and products. The core offering includes multiple waste disposal services (Sharps Management, Regulated Medical Waste, Pharmaceutical Waste, Pathological & Chemo Waste, Hazardous/RCRA Waste, Universal Waste, Controlled Substances, and Municipal Solid Waste) delivered through route-based pickup services and flexible mailback solutions. Supporting the disposal services are specialty solutions including MedSafe medication kiosks, document shredding, and OSHA compliance training. The company also offers a product line of collection containers in various sizes (1-gallon to 32-gallon), MedSafe units, TakeAway medication recovery envelopes, IV poles, and safety supplies through its online store. Software tools include ComplianceTrac for compliance tracking and SharpsTracer for waste tracking. The integrated platform enables healthcare facilities of all sizes to access turnkey waste management solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sharps Management & Disposal

Quantifiable outcome

• 25% average savings compared to competitors

Named customers12 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Stericycle: The dominant national regulated medical waste, sharps, and pharmaceutical waste hauler with a route-based pickup and mailback model almost identical to Curtis Bay/Sharps. Direct, head-to-head competitor on enterprise healthcare contracts.
• Daniels Health: Specialty medical waste and sharps management company serving U.S. hospitals and IDNs with reusable container solutions and route-based services. Closest direct competitor with comparable regulatory/compliance orientation.
• Sharps Compliance Corp. (now part of specialty services group): Mid-market regulated medical waste and pharmaceutical takeback company with mailback and route-based services overlapping Curtis Bay/Sharps' offering. Near-substitute competitor across multiple waste categories.
• MedPro Waste Disposal: U.S. medical waste, biohazard, and pharmaceutical disposal company competing for the same hospital, dental, and SMB healthcare accounts with similar pricing-flexing/online-quote GTM.

Broad incumbents

• Republic Services: National solid waste and environmental services conglomerate offering medical/biohazardous waste collection as part of a broader portfolio. Larger incumbent with overlapping hazardous waste and healthcare segments.
• Waste Management Inc. Largest U.S. solid waste operator with a healthcare/medical waste service line. Competes for enterprise healthcare accounts but operates across a much broader portfolio than Curtis Bay/Sharps.
• Clean Harbors: Major North American provider of hazardous and industrial waste services with material overlap in RCRA, pharmaceutical, and controlled-substance waste disposal segments.
• Veolia North America: Global environmental services firm with healthcare/regulated medical waste lines, including Sharps Mailback-style offerings; competes head-to-head especially on enterprise pharma and hospital accounts.
• Heritage Environmental Services: U.S. hazardous waste management and treatment/disposal company that overlaps with Curtis Bay/Sharps on RCRA, pharmaceutical and industrial hazardous waste streams.

Emerging players

• Healthcare Waste Solutions: Regional medical waste services provider competing in shared metro markets with route-based and mailback programs for hospitals and physician practices.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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