Nikki,
That's my point exactly about having to pay $25 per container. Not to mention I could barely fit a weeks worth of needles in the ones I've seen. Thanks for the advice.
Jill,
It would be so nice if we had a program like that here.
when i was taking shots, i used to buy the sharps containers but it was cheaper just to use the empty laundry detergent bottle...i also clipped the needles just to be on the safe side.
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Here are some links for the laws in each state
http://www.safeneedledisposal.org/resslaws.html
http://www.bd.com/us/diabetes/page.aspx?cat=7002&id=10284
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Cool, I'm a lawbreaker...if those are indeed MD laws (which I doubt are enforced).
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Honestly Pat I am too. I just thought if it was really an issue for someone...
I highly doubt that they are enforced in a lot of states.
since im moving i went and bought a sharps container..they only had one big one left at the store..it was $8 and it was a 5L container..it only fit one SMALL bag of needles i have under my desk at my rental.
i gotta go back and get about 4 or 5 more if i'm going to dispose of them right..but thankfully the woman said she wouldn't limit how many containers i can bring in(i already had three full ones).
what a pain in the arse it is to dispose of them!
For lancets I will jam the used lancet into the cap from the new one. I just leave the cap on the counter and then jam in the lancet - so I'm not risking poking myself and then it is covered safely and I will just put them in the trash. Yes, you are supposed to put them into 'impenatrable' containers for the safety of sanitation workers.
As far as wanting to have your supplies be 'restored'. I don't think that is going to happen - it is too cost prohibitive. For as cheap as syringes, lancets are, It may actually end up being more green to build new than to do all the work to safely clean and resterilize (that would take chemicals and or lots of energy to do correctly). So the options for disposal are to send to some place that will dispose - but most medical products that are 'reprocessed' are tubing, etc. Never sharps and that is mostly what D supplies that need special disposal are.
If you really need to have the smallest amount to put in the trash - use pens - as others have said those needles are smaller than the syringes and then pens themselves are resuable.
virginia has no laws..i might have to do something about that...thank you HV for the site links... i have been wondering about it for 6 years since i moved from NJ to VA. every person and health care professional i asked was clueless!