DBL
Inc | Disposable Bin Liners
Your source for high-quality disposable bin liners. Designed for efficiency, cleanliness, and convenience across hospital, medical, and commercial applications.
We offer a full range of disposable bin liners in various sizes and materials to fit your specific needs. Durable, cost-effective, and ready to ship.
Here is a description of available DBL products at our USA distributor,
Health Care Logistics (HCL).
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The DBL concept was developed by pharmacist Robin Hannan after conversations with colleagues centering around the spread of fomites in the hospital setting, general cleanliness, and steps to be taken to reduce cross contamination. Robin reasoned that an inexpensive bin liner could be placed in medical bin drawers and compartments of automated dispensers in order to not only increase levels of cleanliness, but make cleaning and maintenance an easier process, by simply swapping a soiled liner for a new liner, thus reducing the spread of fomites and hazardous materials.
DBL incorporated on May 8, 2003. Prototypes were developed and produced and patent was received on October 5, 2010. Product distribution was set with Health Care Logistics in Ohio.
DBL Inc was founded with a simple mission: to make bin management cleaner and easier for hospitals, pharmacies, medical offices, and businesses of all sizes. We are committed to quality and customer satisfaction.
Our products were not only designed but are proudly produced in the USA, with millions sold!
Scenario: 300 Bed Hospital — Traditional 24 Hour Unit Dose Cart Exchange Program
| Daily Cycle | |
|---|---|
| Bins on nursing units (patients' 24hr medication supply) | 300 |
| Bins in pharmacy (next 24hr supply) | 300 |
| New admissions per day | 50 |
| Clean bins required for new admissions | 100 |
| Discharges per day | 50 |
| Dirty bins pulled for cleaning from discharges | 100 |
| Cleaning Tasks & Labor Cost | |
|---|---|
| Personnel assigned to bin cleaning | Pharmacy Technician |
| Current average technician hourly wage (2026) | $21.00/hr |
| Hours per day to clean 100 bins | 5 hours |
| Daily labor cost | $105.00 |
| Annual Cost Comparison | |
|---|---|
| Bin Cleaning Protocol (labor only, $105.00/day x 365 days) | $38,325.00 |
| Disposable Bin Liner Program (100 DBLs x $1.233 avg x 365 days) | $45,004.50 |
At list pricing, the DBL Program runs comparably to the labor cost of manual bin cleaning alone — and that labor figure doesn't include everything cleaning actually requires.
| What the Cleaning Protocol Cost Above Leaves Out | |
|---|---|
| ✚ ~200 additional bins required (100 cleaned for new admissions + 100 dirty from discharges) | |
| ✚ Dedicated space required for bin cleaning operations | |
| ✚ Cleaning supplies (detergents, disinfectants, solvents, wipes, etc.) | |
| ✚ Employee benefits on top of the $21.00/hr labor rate | |
| ✚ Risk of harsh chemicals degrading bin integrity over time, shortening bin lifespan and increasing susceptibility to contamination |
| What the DBL Program Gives You That a Dollar Comparison Doesn't Capture | |
|---|---|
| A sealed, single-use liner every cycle — no residual bioburden between changeouts | |
| No dedicated cleaning footprint, equipment, or supply chain to manage | |
| Faster changeouts: swap a liner vs. a multi-step wash/dry/inspect cycle | |
| No risk of degrading bin integrity from repeated chemical exposure |
Bottom line: Comparable annual spend to labor alone — with the added infection-control benefit, freed-up space, and reduced hands-on cleaning burden that a labor-only figure doesn't show.
Have questions? Reach out to us and we'll get back to you promptly.
📧 info@dblinc.com
📞 (815) 212-1538
📍 Mr. Robin Hannan, RPh
835 Oakton Ave Romeoville, IL 60446
Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) are a serious concern in medical and clinical environments. DBL Inc disposable bin liners help reduce contamination risks by enabling quick, hygienic bin changeouts — minimizing contact with potentially infectious waste and fomites.
C. diff and MRSA spread heavily via fomites on surfaces.
Research, clinical studies, and supporting documentation related to fomite transmission, infection control, and the role of disposable bin liners and dividers in healthcare environments.
How DBL Products Align with Current Healthcare Standards
Automated dispensing machines are a frequent focus area for Joint Commission surveyors and a well-documented source of preventable medication errors. DBL's bin liners and dividers are designed to directly support two areas surveyors and industry guidelines consistently flag:
This is general information, not a substitute for your organization's own compliance review. Standard numbers and requirements shift with each TJC revision cycle — consult your compliance team or www.jointcommission.org for current standard language.
Bin surfaces that hold medications or supplies for successive patients are a documented fomite pathway. A single-use liner interrupts that pathway at the point of contact, without requiring a change in cleaning staff, supplies, or workflow.
(Poster sessions, clinical studies, and published research coming soon.)
