How to Dispose of Insulin Needles
Get a sharps container from a doctor or pharmacy for storing needles safely.. Put needles in an empty laundry detergent bottle or milk jug for a DIY sharps container.. Place insulin needles in the container as soon as you use them.
Steps
1
Get a sharps container from a doctor or pharmacy for storing needles safely.
Get a sharps container from a doctor or pharmacy for storing needles safely.
2
Put needles in an empty laundry detergent bottle or milk jug for a DIY sharps co
Put needles in an empty laundry detergent bottle or milk jug for a DIY sharps container.
3
Place insulin needles in the container as soon as you use them.
Place insulin needles in the container as soon as you use them.
4
Tape the container closed once it's ¾ full.
Tape the container closed once it's ¾ full.
5
Check with waste management to see if sharps containers can go in the trash.
Check with waste management to see if sharps containers can go in the trash.
6
Contact local hospitals or pharmacies if you can't put sharps containers in the
Contact local hospitals or pharmacies if you can't put sharps containers in the trash.
7
Use a sharps disposal site to find other locations near you to get rid of needle
Use a sharps disposal site to find other locations near you to get rid of needles.
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