You should dispose of GLP-1 pens in FDA-approved sharps disposal containers. You can buy them, make your own, or possibly get one for free from the drug manufacturer. Proper disposal of these ...

Question: I am a diabetic who lives in McDowell County and would like to know where to properly dispose of a sharps container. I have been told that the Health Dept. will take them, but they don't. I ...

We receive a lot of questions about how to dispose of syringes, both used and unused. Many people use syringes to control diabetes, allergies or other medical problems. If loose syringes are thrown ...

A string of recent shutdowns at Pittsburgh city recycling facilities prompted public local health officials to issue a warning about proper disposal of hazardous medical waste. Sorting lines had to be ...

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. College students who use injectable medications while on campus often face a difficult conundrum: Do ...

"The sharps program is a anonymous, safe, free program to mitigate needles in the environment and in the solid waste," Kalliope Chute, a hazardous materials environmental specialist and manager of the ...

Each needle, syringe, vial, and packaging joins the waste from approximately 198 million doses of influenza vaccine the CDC produced for this season, says Jim Anderson, vice president of product ...