Clinical waste container and method for producing the same

A method for producing a clinical waste container, the clinical waste container being associated, in an upright operating orientation of the clinical waste container, with an upwards axial direction, an outwards radial direction and an angular direction, the clinical waste container comprising:

• a lower basket part having an upper basket opening;
• and
• an upper lid part, arranged to be fastened to the lower basket part so as to cover the upper basket opening, the upper lid part comprising a first cylindrical part having an upper lid opening arranged to receive clinical waste through the upper lid opening into the lower basket part,
• the method comprising:
• providing a metal mold and a heated nozzle;
• injecting a blended molten plastic material comprising at least 30% by volume wooden fibers via the heated nozzle into the metal mold;
• allowing the molten plastic material to harden by cooling to form the upper lid part;
• removing the upper lid part from the metal mold;
• providing the lower basket part;
• and
• actively and continuously cooling the metal mold, using a cooling fluid circulating in channels through the metal mold, during the hardening of the molten plastic material to a constant temperature of at least 30° C.