Eau Claire City-County Health Department installs two new sharps disposal boxes in county

The addition of two new sharps disposal boxes add to the effort of offering proper disposal of needles, lancets, syringes and ...
Badger Herald

Starbucks rejects State Street request for sharps disposal boxes, health organization vouches for necessity

Starbucks executives have declined to install sharps containers in their State Street location, according to Starbucks shift supervisor and union organizer Matthew Cartwright. The State Street store ...
WEAU

Local agencies partner to install sharps disposal boxes

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - The Eau Claire City-County Health Department says several local agencies are partnering to install eight sharps disposal boxes in Eau Claire County. According to a press ...
Alaska Public Media

Needle exchange hopes to install sharp disposal boxes in Homer bathrooms

Homer’s local needle exchange wants to install sharp disposal boxes in bathrooms around town so residents can safely dispose of syringes. The volunteer-run organization provides free sterile syringes, ...
The Fayetteville Observer

What is the best way to dispose of injection needles?

Q: I take Humira Pen injections every two weeks. I need to find out how to dispose of the needles. L.B. A: Humira’s manufacturer AbbVie offers a free Sharps Mail-Back program to all patients taking ...
WAND

Macon Co. Health Department announces new sharps disposal drop box for safe needle disposal

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - The Macon County Health Department has installed a new sharps disposal drop box. The sharps disposal drop box can be found outside of the main entrance at 1221 E. Condit St. in ...
WAMC Northeast Public Radio

A network of red kiosks throughout the Southern Berkshires are a vital tool in a public health program to safely collect used sharps

The public health forces behind an effort to provide safe disposal locations for sharps in rural Southern Berkshire County ...