No matter who you are or the purpose you’re using your needles, we encourage you to take precautions to safely dispose of them. Follow the steps below for safe disposal: 

• Immediately place used needles and other sharps in a sharps disposal container to reduce the risk of needle sticks, cuts and punctures 

• DO NOT use a plastic soda bottle or water bottle as your sharps container. 

• DO NOT throw loose needles or other sharps into the trash 

• DO NOT flush them down the toilet. 

• Consider obtaining a home needle destruction device that can clip the needle of a syringe so it can be safely thrown away. 

• When your container is ¾ full, put the lid on, seal it with duct tape, label with “DO NOT RECYCLE”. Then you can place it into the household trash. OR, find your local disposal drop-off location here.