During and after sharp disposal: Disposing of sharps into proper containers Cleaning up after a procedure Sharps left on floors and tables, or found in linen, beds, or waste containers

Sharps are objects that can penetrate a worker’s skin, such as needles, scalpels, broken glass, capillary tubes and the exposed ends of dental wires.

FREE sharps containers may be available from your doctor, hospital, health insurance or medication supplier. You can also buy a sharps container from your pharmacist or online. In some areas it is …

Home health care waste includes used “sharps” such as needles, syringes, and lancets. Used sharps should be properly disposed of to prevent injury and illness.

Sharps is the term used to describe any item that is capable of puncturing the skin such as syringes, needles, lancets, broken glass with blood on it, scalpels, etc.

For sharps definitions and disposal instructions, see the EH&S Sharps and Lab Glass Waste webpage. Use the Sharps and Lab Glass Waste poster to help identify sharps. Because sharps have the …

Proper storage and disposal of sharps will protect members of your household and the general public from accidental injury, as well as prevent environmental pollution.