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IVFmiracle
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disposing of hazardous sharps
What did you do with your sharps container and hazardous sharps?
My dr. office told me to call the sanitation dept. the sanitation dept told me to call my closest hospital. I never got a call back from the hospital and I called 3 times. I ran out of room in my container so I started using an empty box of kitty litter.
Message edited 12/22/2012 10:37:23 AM.
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NYCGirl80
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Re: disposing of hazardous sharps
I brought them to my drs office and emptied them into their hazardous materials container and then brought my sharps container home empty. I thought it was usual practice for the drs office to dispose of them for you.
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| Posted 12/22/12 2:49 PM |
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IVFmiracle
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Re: disposing of hazardous sharps
Posted by NYCGirl80
I brought them to my drs office and emptied them into their hazardous materials container and then brought my sharps container home empty. I thought it was usual practice for the drs office to dispose of them for you.
I would have thought so too. When I walked in with it they told me they couldn't take it.
Thanks anyway.
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| Posted 12/22/12 6:19 PM |
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keepingsecrets
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Re: disposing of hazardous sharps
i always wonder about this too since we have at least 4 orange juice containers full of needles sitting here. i just googled it and found this. it looks like there are a ton of places, but it says to call first.
click here
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| Posted 12/22/12 7:11 PM |
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IVFmiracle
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Re: disposing of hazardous sharps
Posted by keepingsecrets
i always wonder about this too since we have at least 4 orange juice containers full of needles sitting here. i just googled it and found this. it looks like there are a ton of places, but it says to call first.
click here
Thanks!
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PennyCat
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Re: disposing of hazardous sharps
Posted by NYCGirl80
I brought them to my drs office and emptied them into their hazardous materials container and then brought my sharps container home empty. I thought it was usual practice for the drs office to dispose of them for you.
I just wanted to say this is what I thought too. I never had an issue bringing my sharps containers to Dr.B. I haven't tried with SIRM yet.
It's silly for them not to take it because they have their own sharps containers to dispose of.. you would think they could just add them to the mix.
Anyway I hope you get this figured out. At one point, I let them accumulate under my bathroom sink where I had like 6 or 7 full containers  It was absurd...
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classc1
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disposing of hazardous sharps
Jackie- SIRM takes the sharps containers. I used to bring them a bag full.
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PennyCat
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Re: disposing of hazardous sharps
Posted by classc1
Jackie- SIRM takes the sharps containers. I used to bring them a bag full.
Awesome. I'll empty out my stash this week
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gina409
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Re: disposing of hazardous sharps
i put mine in detergent containers,tape the top writer sharps on it and it gets taken with garbage
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| Posted 12/23/12 2:05 PM |
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TyReseGreen
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disposing of hazardous sharps
I've always taken them to my RE and they dispose them.
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| Posted 12/24/12 2:24 AM |
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BA2008
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Re: disposing of hazardous sharps
Thanks, I never remember when I'm cycling to bring them in. I must have at least 6 or 7. And there is a facility around the corner (well almost) from where I live. I'll call next year 
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PitterPatter11
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disposing of hazardous sharps
I have had sharps in my house since my April (and then July) cycles. In my town, you need to bring it to a drop off site, but I keep forgetting. If we do another cycle, I will definitely need to dispose of them!
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| Posted 12/26/12 6:50 PM |
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CindySN23
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disposing of hazardous sharps
RSNY said I couldnt give them my sharps to dispose of so I need to bring them to a place near my house which takes them
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| Posted 12/27/12 8:24 AM |
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alli3131
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disposing of hazardous sharps
Check your town. many can be put out with the garbage as long as they are marked.
Also most nursing homes take them on a certain day of the month.
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| Posted 12/27/12 9:15 AM |
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Tinyswife
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Re: disposing of hazardous sharps
most hospitals have a place for sharps from home. You bring them in your plastic container and dispose in the specially marked sharps container. never through sharps in the garbage.
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