Daniels Corporation International

What Daniels Corporation International does

Daniels Corporation International, operating commercially as Daniels Health and Daniels Sharpsmart, is a privately-held medical waste management company that supplies reusable sharps and clinical waste containers together with collection, treatment, and disposal services to healthcare facilities. Founded in the 1980s and operating in the United States since 2002, the company is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, and runs 36 treatment plants and transfer stations and 21 waste processing/logistics hubs that cover 87% of the US hospital bed market, making it the second largest medical waste service infrastructure in the country. The company also operates wholly-owned regional entities in Canada, the UK and EU, New Zealand, South Africa, and Australia.

The core product line is a portfolio of reusable, clinically-engineered containers including Sharpsmart (sharps, gravity-balanced safety tray, needle-impenetrable ABS plastic tested to 500 wash cycles), Medismart (hands-free bagless biohazard container), Pharmasmart (tamper-proof pharmaceutical container), Chemosmart (trace chemotherapy waste), and Surgismart (operating room sharps). These containers are sanitized in the proprietary Washsmart robotic washing system, which achieves bacterial load reduction four times CDC requirements and recycles 80% of water. The physical product is augmented by the TRACE waste tracking system, which provides department and container-level data, and by compliance training, formulary analysis, and manifest access portals. Five peer-reviewed studies have validated Sharpsmart's efficacy in reducing needlestick injuries, with reported reductions of up to 87%.

Daniels generates revenue through managed service contracts and recurring container rental for reusable Sharpsmart, Medismart, Pharmasmart, Chemosmart, and Surgismart containers, paired with bundled collection, transport, treatment, and disposal services, plus professional services for compliance training, waste audits, and education. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales targeting large hospital systems and academic medical centers, supplemented by inside sales for mid-market and non-acute facilities and by GPO partnerships. Pricing is custom and quote-based on multi-year contracts. The customer base includes approximately 9,861 US facilities, with named customers including Stanford Health Care, AdventHealth, Rush University Medical Center, Henry Ford Health, Inova, Sharp HealthCare, Advocate Health, Trinity Health, and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and the company reports a 98.75% DIFOT score and a 60.3 NPS.

Name

Daniels Corporation International

Legal name

Daniels Sharpsmart Inc.

Website

https://danielshealth.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Daniels Health is a privately-held, Chicago-based medical waste management company that supplies reusable Sharpsmart containers and full-service collection, treatment, and disposal to approximately 9,861 US healthcare facilities across hospitals, non-acute care, and research labs, operating the second largest US medical waste infrastructure.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Waste Management Services

NAICS

Hazardous Waste Collection (562112), Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (562211), Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing (3391), Waste Collection (5621)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Hazardous Waste Management (4955), Wholesale-Medical, Dental & Hospital Equipment & Supplies (5047)

akta.pro primary industry

Reusable Medical Container & Liner Services (Rental, Wash, Reverse Logistics) (BPALAGAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Medical & Biohazard Waste Disposal (RMW/Sharps) (IMAIAFAJ), Medical Waste Management & Biohazard Disposal Systems (Regulated Waste, Liners, Containers) (HLAHANAI), Pharmaceutical & Controlled Substance Waste Management (DEA-compliant, Take-back) (EUAIAFAF), Medical & Biohazardous Waste Transfer/Consolidation (EUAIABAF), Sharps Safety, Needlestick Prevention & Disposal (Safety Devices, Sharps Containers) (HLAHANAH)

Keywords

• Medical waste management
• Sharps disposal containers
• Healthcare waste services
• Pharmaceutical waste disposal
• Chemotherapy waste containment

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Medical Waste Collection and Disposal Services: Full-service medical waste management including collection, transport, treatment, and disposal of healthcare waste streams (sharps, pharmaceutical, medical waste, chemotherapy waste). Services delivered through 36 treatment plants and transfer stations with a national truck fleet.
2. Reusable Container Systems: Rental and management of reusable Sharpsmart, Medismart, Pharmasmart, Chemosmart, and Surgismart containers. Containers are delivered, serviced, robotically washed, and returned in a continuous service cycle.
3. Compliance and Education Services: Training programs, online compliance portals, waste audits, and education services bundled with container services. Includes OSHA training, regulatory guidance for RCRA, USP800, and DEA standards.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Daniels Health provides full-service medical waste management for healthcare facilities, supplying reusable safety-engineered containers (Sharpsmart, Medismart, Pharmasmart, Chemosmart, Surgismart) for sharps, pharmaceutical, biohazard, and chemotherapy waste streams. The company picks up, robotically washes, treats, transports and disposes of medical waste through 36 US treatment plants and transfer stations, with compliance reporting, education, and formulary analysis bundled into multi-year service contracts.

Product overview

Daniels Health operates as a medical waste management company offering a portfolio of reusable container products and service solutions. The core product line includes Sharpsmart (reusable sharps containers with gravity-balanced safety trays), Medismart (hands-free medical waste containers), Pharmasmart (pharmaceutical waste containers), Chemosmart (chemotherapy waste containers), Surgismart (OR sharps containers), and Secure a Drug/Secure a Sharp (controlled substance and sharps safety devices). These container products are supported by Washsmart robotic washing technology for sanitization and the TRACE waste tracking system for data reporting. Service offerings include waste optimization, compliance training, formulary analysis, and installation/deployment support. The company serves both acute care (hospitals) and non-acute care (surgical centers, oncology, pharmacies, dialysis, dental, veterinary) facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sharpsmart: Reusable sharps container system with safety-engineered features, peer-reviewed in leading medical journals, proven to reduce needlestick injuries by up to 87%
• Medismart
• Pharmasmart
• Chemosmart
• Surgismart
• Secure a Drug
• Secure a Sharp
• Washsmart
• TRACE

Products and services

• Sharpsmart Reusable Sharps Container System Reusable sharps container with a gravity-balanced safety tray and 13 safety features, engineered to reduce needlestick injuries by up to 87%. Made from needle-impenetrable ABS plastic and tested to 500 wash cycles for healthcare facilities such as hospitals, surgical centers, and labs.
• Medismart Hands-Free Medical Waste Container Hands-free, bagless biohazard waste container with safety-lock design and foot-pedal operation, engineered to minimize touches and infection risk in clinical settings such as hospitals, surgical centers, and outpatient clinics.
• Pharmasmart Pharmaceutical Waste Container Security-designed pharmaceutical sharps and medication container with impenetrable plastic, semi and permanent locks, and tamper-proof design to prevent pharmaceutical misuse and diversion in pharmacies, hospitals, and clinical settings.
• Chemosmart Chemotherapy Waste Container Clinically engineered trace chemotherapy sharps container that is reusable, hands-free, and robotically sanitized after every wash, intended for oncology units, infusion centers, and hospital pharmacy areas.
• Surgismart Operating Room Sharps Container Sharps disposal solution designed for operating room use, suitable for safe disposal of long or bulky sharps and laparoscopic instruments during surgical procedures.
• Secure a Drug Deactivation System Secure, multi-use product for drug deactivation that prevents diversion risk and downstream environmental impact of medication pollution from controlled substances at healthcare and pharmacy sites.
• Secure a Sharp Disposable Safety Device Safety device for secure sharps disposal and injury prevention at the point of use in healthcare facilities.
• Medical Waste Collection, Treatment and Disposal Services Full-service medical waste management including collection, transport, treatment, and disposal of healthcare waste streams (sharps, pharmaceutical, medical waste, chemotherapy waste), delivered through 36 treatment plants and transfer stations with a national truck fleet.
• Healthcare Education and Compliance Training Multi-user online training modules, compliance certification, and resources for healthcare staff covering OSHA, RCRA, USP800, and DEA waste management standards.
• Formulary Analysis Service Online formulary tool that delivers pharmaceutical waste management guidance and compliance support for pharmacies, hospitals, and clinical facilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• 86.6% reduction in container-related sharps injuries
• +9 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Association of Occupational Health Professionals (AOHP)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDaniels Health is the exclusive sponsor of the EXPO-S.T.O.P. survey conducted by AOHP, the largest study of sharps injuries in US hospitals, surveying 369 hospitals across 34 states from 2019-2023.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Stericycle: Stericycle is the dominant US regulated medical waste disposal provider with national treatment, hauling, and disposal infrastructure. As the largest direct competitor to Daniels Health, it competes for the same hospital and IDN waste contracts with overlapping reusable and disposable offerings.
• Sharps Compliance Corp: Sharps Compliance specializes in regulated medical waste and unused medication disposal, with a particular focus on pharmaceutical and sharps mail-back solutions. It competes directly with Daniels' Pharmasmart and Sharpsmart product lines for hospital and retail pharmacy waste contracts.

Broad incumbents

• Clean Harbors: Clean Harbors is a large environmental services company offering hazardous waste management, treatment, and disposal across North America. While it operates broadly across industrial hazardous waste, it services healthcare hazardous waste streams that overlap with Daniels' RMW and RCRA offerings.
• Veolia North America: Veolia provides environmental services including regulated waste management, recycling, and hazardous waste treatment across the US. It serves healthcare and industrial hazardous waste customers, making it a broad incumbent in the same end markets as Daniels Health.
• Republic Services: Republic Services is one of the largest US waste management companies offering collection, transfer, recycling, and disposal. While primarily non-hazardous, its environmental solutions division competes for healthcare and regulated waste contracts overlapping with Daniels' service offering.
• Waste Management Inc. Waste Management is the largest US waste services company with a nationwide network of landfills, transfer stations, and recycling facilities. Through its WM Healthcare Solutions and Stericycle predecessor businesses, it operates in adjacent regulated medical waste verticals to Daniels.

Emerging players

• BioMedical Waste Solutions: BioMedical Waste Solutions is a regional medical waste disposal company providing RMW pickup, transport, and treatment services to healthcare facilities. It is an emerging competitor in specific geographies for hospital and clinic accounts that Daniels also targets.
• Bond Medical Waste Services: Bond Medical Waste Services provides medical waste collection, transport, and disposal services with a focus on hospitals, clinics, and pharmaceutical generators. It is an emerging regional player competing for healthcare waste contracts alongside Daniels.
• Curtis Bay Medical Waste Services: Curtis Bay Medical Waste Services offers RMW treatment, transport, and disposal with autoclave and incineration capabilities. As a regional environmental services company, it competes with Daniels in specific US geographies for regulated medical waste contracts.

Others

• Cintas Corporation: Cintas is a large uniform and facility services provider that has expanded into healthcare waste management through its First Aid & Safety segment. While primarily an adjacent facility services player, it participates in healthcare sharps and regulated waste disposal, making it thematically related to Daniels' healthcare services model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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