Sharps disposal container with a pivoted closure door

A sharps disposal container, comprising a container body defining an interior and closed by a lid having side and top walls, said top wall defining an opening, a door mounted on a pivot on said lid in said opening, an end wall depending from said door and defining an access opening, the door being swingable about said pivot to raise said end wall above said top wall, a first pair of downwardly projecting skirts depending from the door and connected to said end wall, and a second pair of downwardly projecting skirts depending from said lid, wherein said two pairs of skirts together ensure that the container body interior is closed during pivoting of said door, except for access to said interior through said access opening in said end wall for receipt of sharps when the end wall is raised, said end wall having a lower edge, and a flap pivotally attached to said lower edge to act as an auxiliary internal closure member for said opening within which said door is located.