It doesn’t matter if you are traveling by plane, train, car or staying home this holiday season: It’s important to know how to safely dispose of used medical sharps. Millions of people in the United ...

Used sharps should be immediately placed in a sharps disposal container. FDA-cleared sharps containers are generally available through pharmacies, medical supply companies, healthcare ...

You should dispose of GLP-1 pens in FDA-approved sharps disposal containers. You can buy them, make your own, or possibly get one for free from the drug manufacturer. Proper disposal of these ...

If you are not able to access a sharps container, the Sedgwick County government says to use a household container made of heavy plastic, such as a laundry detergent jug.

Place used sharps in a strong, plastic container like an empty laundry detergent or bleach bottle.When the container is 75% full, seal it tightly with duct tape and label it "Do Not Recycle."Place ...

Sharps used or not must be handled with special precautions and disposed in an approved sharps container. Sharps containers must be rigid, tightly lidded and puncture resistant. Disposal of sharps in ...

Jul. 8—Area residents now have a new way to dispose of used or unneeded needles and other sharps intended for medical use. The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma installed a red sharps disposal box at ...

The FDA recommends sharps used for people and pets to be disposed of in a heavy-duty plastic container, such as a used laundry detergent container, or a commercially made one available at retailers.

Jul. 8—Area residents now have a new way to dispose of used or unneeded needles and other sharps intended for medical use. The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma installed a red sharps disposal box at ...