If you are on an injectable, what do you do with the pens?

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Anonymous wrote:filling one of these up and then supposed to tape it closed before tossing. holds a lot!

This is EXACTLY what I am using too, LOL!

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter takes a daily injectable with a pen. We buy disposable sharps containers from amazon (they come in a multi pack) and
toss them when they are full. It's what her doctor told us to do when she first started with the medication.

What’s the point of putting them in a container if they are still going in regular trash?

Preventing other people from getting poked by the needles.

It has a cap on it. No one is getting poked.

Caps come off. It's an extra layer of safety.

What do you do about all the other sharp objects in your trash that aren’t needles?

This seems like massive overkill for literally the tiniest of needles.

Medical waste is medical waste. Where do you live OP?
https://www.epa.gov/household-medication-disposal/safe-needle-disposal-households
https://dpw.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/dpw/page_content/attachments/Proper_Disposal_of_Sharps_2009_11_19.pdfhttps://www2.montgomerycountymd.gov/DepHowDoI/material.aspx?tag=syringes&material_key=26
https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/publicworks/recycling-trash/sharps-medical-waste