Re: [greenyes] Sharps in the wastestream

[ann leonard <aleonard@no.address>]

Dear All,

There is a wealth of information on medical waste management, including 
sharps management from Health Care Without Harm. Please see, www.noharm.org 
and send them an email if you need more specific information than you can 
find on their web site. They have hundreds of members in the medical and 
environmental health community in the US (and internationally) who can 
provide further information.

Cheers,
Ann Leonard


At 03:19 PM 7/16/2003 -0400, Tom Rhodes wrote:
> 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
> Visit us on the Web at: www.p2pays.org