Medical Sharps

Medical Sharps

Medical sharps are not recyclable, but the containers are often cleaned and reused. There are several national mail-back programs, collection and exchange programs available, or you can dispose of these properly though local household hazardous waste (HHW) facilities.

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  • Saving Sharps, Saving Money: Recycling Medical Waste

    The following is an op-ed piece by Mike McInerney, vice president of Waste Management Healthcare Solutions. It does not describe the views or opinions of Earth911.

    How often have you visited the doctor, or had blood drawn, and noticed the nurse drop your syringe or lancet into a box labeled “biohazard?” Consider this: Americans generate 6,600 tons of waste each day and 10 to 15 percent of those used materials include biohazard waste like sharps and syringes.

    Now, imagine there was a way to sterilize and renew the plastics and metal that make up those tons of used, dangerous sharp materials. That’s … read more

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