Metal sharps include: needles, scalpels, razor blades and other metal blades ... All metal sharps must be separated from other wastes and placed into puncture proof, non-leaking containers such as ...

A change in 2022 increased how many needles a person could exchange from 1:1 to 1:100. Some community leaders say they now want to revert to the old rules.

It’s important to manage and dispose of sharps (needles, lancets, and syringes) safely to prevent injury and disease transmission from needle-sticks. Because of the increased need for safe disposal ...

The Dubois County Health Department is excited to announce a new sharps collection program in 2025! This new program is available to residents in Dubois County, Indiana, as a convenient and free ...

are considered sharps and must be disposed in punctured-proof containers and managed as sharps waste. Needles and syringes Scalpel and razor blades Clinical glass such as Pasteur pipettes Any other ...

For many people, the process looks like this: After injecting your insulin, you should put the used syringe in a sharps disposal container. These hard boxes will keep anyone else from being ...