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 ...

Public officials and medical personnel in Davis County have a lot of confusing or inaccurate suggestions about how to legally ...

This guidance document provides instruction on segregation and disposal of metal sharps. Metal sharps include: needles, scalpels, razor blades and other metal blades. All metal sharps—regardless of ...

We receive numerous calls relative to safe disposal for needles and syringes. It’s important to manage and dispose of needles and syringes (sharps) safety to prevent injury and disease ...

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 ...

Proper management of medical sharps is a critical aspect of public health, especially in urban environments like Austin. Healthcare facilities, community clinics, and even individuals often face the ...

In order to protect all students, visitors and housekeeping staff on campus any students using needles are expected to dispose of such items in an appropriate manner. The recommended method to ...

State law required that used medical waste not be stored for more than 1 month at a particular site. An exception was made for needle disposal programs, Michaels said. Drug paraphernalia laws also ...

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 ...