[greenyes] Sharps in the wastestream

[Tom Rhodes <tom.rhodes@no.address>]

Good day colleagues,

One of our fellow environmentalists has posed the following question and I
thought I'd pass it on to you to see if you could share your wisdom with us
all. Thanks for your help.

Kindest regards,
Tom Rhodes,
NC DPPEA,

She writes:
What I am looking into are sharps (needles) in the wastestream. How counties
prevent them from reaching the wastestream?
What are the procedures for the public so they can dispose of them
correctly. Do any counties offer drop off boxes? Who pays? How is it set up?
Anything through the local Health Depts? 
Currently we ask that the sharps be places in a heavy plastic bottles, cap
tightly on, and given to the collector so they will know what they have and
will not end up loose in the wastestream. Trying to find more effective
porcedure???? 


List your waste commodities on www.ncwastetrader.org

Tom Rhodes
Waste Analyst/P2Assist Listserv Administrator
NC Division of Pollution Prevention & Environmental Assistance
1639 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699
(919) 715-6516
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