Disposal of Ultra Fine Needles

I once needed to inject diabetes medication but it didn't work and I have some used needles, but many more unused needles. I purchased the disposal pack from Walgreen's, and now that I'm going to send them, they want another $20 for postage! Is there any place local I can bring them for proper disposal? Thanks.

Call your local Health Dept.

My wife had gestational diabetes. After it passed I took the needles back to the pharmacy.

Call the Yankees. They have a pick up service.

I'm also assuming you could simply dispose of them the same way you can dispose of used needles (without ever unsheathing, obviously). put them in a sturdy plastic container (e.g. a detergent container or sharps container, rather than a milk bottle). Seal it up tightly, with lots of tape, label clearly as sharps, in multiple places, and put into the trash.

Here is a link to official instructions for legal disposal options in NJ

http://www.state.nj.us/health/eoh/phss/syringe.pdf

If they are in a sharps container, you can bring them to a local hospital and I believe they have to take them. I just brought a few containers to Overlook a couple of months ago.

If the unused needles are still in the sealed original packaging, will the pharmacy allow you to return them? If not, perhaps someone reading this thread would be able to use the unused needles if in original sealed packaging and if size/type matches the needles they currently use.

If the unused needles are still in their individual cases but not the overall packaging, they could be disposed of safely in the trash by being placed in a larger container, such as a sealed large pill bottle, that would prevent a garbage hauler from getting accidentally stuck.

The need for using a sharps container is limited to the used needles since these may pose a bio hazard. The used needles need to be disposed of safely. Check with your doctor's office, pharmacist, or the local health officer if you are not sure how to do this.

Robert Roe, Maplewood health officer advised me to place them in a rigid, thick plastic bottle, seal it up and throw in the regular trash. Since trash is burned, it will not be a hazard.

harden said:
Robert Roe, Maplewood health officer advised me to place them in a rigid, thick plastic bottle, seal it up and throw in the regular trash. Since trash is burned, it will not be a hazard.

Oh, perfect! Glad I checked here before I started calling all around. Thank you!!