Container made of polypropylene, signal yellow, with red wall bracket and red closing cover. Kontamed is physiologically harmless, impact-resistant and temperature-resistant. Kontamed can be disposed of in an environmentally friendly way; incineration leaves no residue. The Kontamed safety container is equipped with a pull-off slot for needles/syringes, an insertion slot for sharp objects, e.g. scalpels, and a large waste opening with spring flap for dressings, disposable medical gloves, etc. Before disposal, the container is closed with the safety cover and simply removed from the wall bracket.