Abstract: A sorting assistance system and method for sorting of pharmaceutical wastes is disclosed. The system for assisting in sorting of pharmaceutical wastes may include a server in communication with at least one database storing composition data of a plurality of pharmaceuticals, and an assistance device in communication with a scanner device and the database. The assistance device (a) reads a machine readable code affixed to a pharmaceutical using the scanner device, (b) identifies the pharmaceutical upon reading the machine readable code, (c) receives the composition data associated with the identified pharmaceutical from the at least one database, (d) determines a category of the pharmaceutical using the composition data and a logic engine, (e) determines a bin out of the plurality of bins for placing the pharmaceutical based on the identified category, and (f) displays the visual indicator corresponding to the determined bin, on a screen of the assistance device.