Where do you dispose of used syringes?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:From a GLP1? I put the cap on and put it in my trash.

I do the same, advised by an RN also on GLPs.

[Anonymous]

I would hate for anyone working in waste disposal to experience a needle stick and worry about transmissible diseases.

I take syringes to my doctor’s office and ask permission to use their sharps disposal bins. I have 4x/year follow-ups, so taking my once-monthly med syringes back isn’t a big deal.

The DC Department of Public Works has detail
instructions on proper sharps disposal: https://dpw.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/dpw/page_content/attachments/Proper_Disposal_of_Sharps_2009_11_19.pdf. And, yes, even retractable needles need to be disposed of properly.

[Anonymous]

My trash can.

[Anonymous]

I used to cap my Wegovy and put it in the trash - seems very unlikely someone could get stuck with one of those pens. Though recently we came to the end of a Tide bottle so I converted that into a sharps container that I'm using now.

[Anonymous]

$6 sharps box from Amazon. We go through one a year or so.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Where do you dispose of used syringes? MoCo

I put mine in my trash can. It's been fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From a GLP1? I put the cap on and put it in my trash.

Wow 😲😲😲😲😳
SMH

Aww get off it. It has a cap and litteraly no one is touching my trash.

Do you know who is touching your trash? The sanitation workers. You are a nasty piece of work.

[Anonymous]

Trash can.

[Anonymous]

Hard container taped shut

[Anonymous]

You won't like my answer and I don't want to be shut out, so I will pass even though I know the answer.

[Anonymous]

I put them in a milk jug and when it's full, put the cap on and tape it closed and write sharps on it. Put it in the middle of my trash bag. Basically I follow these instructions but I use the cap and tape.

https://www2.montgomerycountymd.gov/DepHowDoI/material.aspx?tag=syringes&material_key=26