It’s vital that everyone adheres to the legal requirements, in the disposal of all sharps. We have a duty to protect us all by the safe storing and disposal of sharps equipment.
Your used sharps should be immediately placed in a sharps disposal container. Sharps containers are typically made from puncture-resistant plastic with leak-resistant sides and bottom; providing an element of safety so needles and syringes don’t easily pierce the sides.
Sharps containers are used to safely store materials until they can be disposed of safely. Syringes and needles can easily be inserted in the top of the container, minimising the risk of injury or accident to those who use them.
You will be given a yellow container by one of our vets or nurses for your used syringes. There is a small charge for this and when you return your full sharps container we replace it with another as required.
A sharps container should be no more than three quarters full before emptying. If you wait until it’s completely full, dangerous items like needles and syringes can stick out of the top of the container, providing an unnecessary risk to anyone handling its disposal.
Full sharps containers are collected from the practice on a regular basic by Stericycle, a specialist waste disposal company.
Your used sharps should be immediately placed in a sharps disposal container. Sharps containers are typically made from puncture-resistant plastic with leak-resistant sides and bottom; providing an element of safety so needles and syringes don’t easily pierce the sides.
Sharps containers are used to safely store materials until they can be disposed of safely. Syringes and needles can easily be inserted in the top of the container, minimising the risk of injury or accident to those who use them.