6-1/4 H X 4-1/2 W X 4-1/4 D Inch 1 Quart Red Base / Translucent Lid Vertical Entry 2 Hinged Snap On Lid

• Horizontal drop maximizes the use of the container.
• Minimizes the potential for overfilling by stopping in the "FULL" position when it reaches maximum capacity, also allows visual monitoring
• Puncture resistant molded plastic, translucent red color.
• Containers may be nested for compact storage.
• Containers are ideal for countertop use.

  
Sharps Containers Are Better Than Pickle Jars
The most common sharps containers (red plastic in the US, yellow plastic elsewhere) were first developed in 1979 when Frontier Plastics Ltd of South Wales in the UK recognized the need for a purpose designed container for the safe disposal of clinical sharps - developing the original Sharpsafe® container which was first marketed in 1980. Prior to that it was common for people to dispose of used syringes in the garbage, or some more progressive thinkers used giant pickle bottles and then buried them .