SAFE NEEDLE AND SYRINGE DISPOSAL You can report large amounts of discarded sharps by calling 311, or for small amounts dispose of as outlined here Put on gloves and place sharps container on a stable surface near the needle Pick up the needle with grabbers/tongs/pliers or tweezers, keeping the needle p pointed away from you Put the needle into a sharps container, bleach or laundry detergent container or plasc peanut buer jar Tightly seal the container using tape to secure the top. Do not ﬁll the container more than 2/3 full Label container “Sharps - Do Not Recycle” with a waterproof marker Keep container away from children and place in regular household trash cart Wash hands with soap and water What Should I Do If I Find a Needle? Equipment You Will Need For More Informaon What Are Needles and Syringes Used For? People use needles, syringes and lancets, also called sharps, to treat all sorts of medical condions at home, including diabetes, allergies, cancer and others. Sharps may also be associated with illegal drug use. Safely disposing of sharps protects residents, sanitaon workers and the environment, but more and more frequently they are found improperly disposed of. Follow These Steps for Safe and Proper Disposal Gloves - leather ulity or vinyl Grabbers, tongs, pliers or tweezers Sharps container or other rigid plasc container Tape Waterproof marker NEVER handle needles with bare hands - assume they are contaminated NEVER aempt to snap, remove or bend needles, or put the cap back on NEVER place sharps in a glass or light plasc container or a milk carton that could break or allow needles to poke through NEVER allow children to handle needles To learn more about proper disposal of larger quanes of sharps or to ﬁnd out what the City of Albuquerque is doing about needles in the community, visit us on the web: www.cabq.gov/environmentalhealth/sharps-disposal

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SAFE NEEDLE AND SYRINGE DISPOSAL

You can report large amounts of discarded sharps by calling 311, or for small amounts dispose of as outlined here

Put on gloves and place sharps container ona stable surface near the needle

Pick up the needle with grabbers/tongs/pliersor tweezers, keeping the needle tip pointedaway from you

Put the needle into a sharps container, bleach or laundry detergent container or plastic peanutbutter jar

Tightly seal the container using tape to secure the top. Do not fill the container more than 2/3full

Label container “Sharps - Do Not Recycle” with a waterproof marker

Keep container away from children and place inregular household trash cart

Wash hands with soap and water

What Should I DoIf I Find a Needle?

Equipment YouWill Need

For More Information

What Are Needles and Syringes Used For?People use needles, syringes and lancets, also called sharps, to treat all sorts of medical conditions at home, including diabetes, allergies, cancer and others. Sharps may also be associated with illegal drug use. Safely disposing of sharps protects residents,

sanitation workers and the environment, but more and more frequently they are found improperly disposed of.

Follow These Steps for Safe and Proper Disposal

Gloves - leather utility or vinylGrabbers, tongs, pliers or tweezersSharps container or other rigid plastic containerTapeWaterproof marker

NEVER handle needles with bare hands - assume they are contaminated

NEVER attempt to snap, remove or bend needles, or put the cap back on

NEVER place sharps in a glass or light plastic container or a milk carton that could break or allow needles to poke through

NEVER allow children to handle needles

To learn more about proper disposal of larger quantities of sharps or to find out what the City of Albuquerque is doing about needles in the community, visit us on the web:www.cabq.gov/environmentalhealth/sharps-disposal