Where To Take Full Sharps Containers

Below are a few other ways to dispose of sharps.

Where to take full sharps containers. Nys safe sharps collection program. See list of drop off locations in the seattle and other locations in king county on a google map. Fda cleared sharps disposal containers are generally available through. First put the items in a safe container manufactured sharps container or empty plastic bottle as described above and seal it tightly.

If a trash collector is reluctant to collect a red sharps container refer them to your state waste agency. More information can be found here. Then drop it in a secure sharps disposal box location. Sharps should never be thrown loosely into the trash or toilet sharps that retract after use or are very small should be disposed of like all other sharps.

You may be able to drop off your sharps disposal containers at collections sites such as doctors ofices hospitals pharmacies health departments medical waste facilities and police or ire. Sharps users may be able to take their filled sharp container to appropriate collections sites which may include hospitals health clinics pharmacies health departments community organizations police and fire stations and medical waste facilities. The fda recommends that used needles and other sharps be immediately placed in fda cleared sharps disposal containers. Sharps that retract after use or are very small should be disposed of like all other sharps.

Call the program to confirm if there are any container requirements disposal fees or residency restrictions. If you would like to bring your sealed red container to a community sharps disposal program there are drop off locations in several counties. Put the plastic container in the household trash don t recycle. Drop box or supervised collection points.