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2. Sharps waste - Wikipedia

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   A needle bin in a cubicle at the public toilets in a north London shopping centre. Extreme care must be taken in the management and disposal of sharps waste. The goal in sharps waste management is to safely handle all materials until they can be properly disposed of. The final step in the disposal of sharps waste is to dispose of them in an ...

3. New medical sharps disposal container available for public - AOL

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   Jul. 8—Area residents now have a new way to dispose of used or unneeded needles and other sharps intended for medical use. The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma installed a red sharps disposal box at ...

4. Stericycle - Wikipedia

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   Stericycle was founded in 1989 by Dr. James Sharp based on his business plan to address the Syringe Tide, where hypodermic needles and other medical waste washed up to the shores of New York and New Jersey. The Syringe Tide led to the Medical Waste Tracking Act, signed in 1988, establishing regulated medical waste management as an industry. [10]

5. National Take Back Initiative - Wikipedia

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   Drug take-back programs are a common and environmentally supportive method for avoiding the improper disposal of unused pharmaceuticals. [2] One of the objectives of the program is to avoid disposal of drugs by flushing them to the local sewage system, which causes water pollution .

6. Where to get free Narcan, needles and other help for drug users

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   AMANDA'S STORY: Relapse.Overdose. Saving lives: How a Detroit addict and mom of 3 is finding her purpose. BEHIND THE STORY: Why the Free Press spent more than a year following a drug addict Here ...

7. Biomedical waste - Wikipedia

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   Waste sharps include potentially contaminated used (and unused discarded) needles, scalpels, lancets and other devices capable of penetrating skin. Biomedical waste is generated from biological and medical sources and activities, such as the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of diseases.