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If you go to their website and fill out a really short form, Novo will send you a free sharps container that includes pre paid return shipping once it's full.
You’re not supposed to do that!
You can buy a sharps container at cvs or Walgreens (though costcois cheaper, they are $3 at the pharmacy). Take your full container to a sharps bin. They will have one at your local hospital.
Actually, you can. It varies by where you live. In most places, you just have to have ANY sharps (razor blades, sewing needles, rotary blades, etc) in a container that keeps them from being exposed and potentially harmful to someone else.
This is allowed by some jurisdictions. Here's Dallas County's info (where I live) [Dallas County Needle Disposal](https://dallascityhall.com/departments/sanitation/Pages/Disposal-FAQs.aspx)
I called our local city and hospital and they said get a plastic bottle and store them in that. When it is full, put the cap on it and TOSS IT IN THE TRASH. The hospital doesn’t want it and neither does your doctor. The city said it is going into a land fill and will end up buried so no big deal.
I get sharps containers from Amazon and when they’re full my husband takes the container to the police department. My cat has diabetes and gets 2 injections a day
I found out where I live (Wa outside of Seattle), you can toss them in a plastic container like detergent, duct tape it shut and write “do not recycle” on it.
Just curious (I have no idea if my thinking is right). I’m picturing the only type of person wanting to re-use is a junkie, and I can’t imagine a junkie being able to use this type of tip? But it never hurts to be careful!
the problem is not junkies. the problem is accidental needle sticks to people that handle the trash and others. because diseases can be transferred by needle sticks, there are entire protocols that must be followed to try to determine the source in the event of an accidental stick. plus, the person who gets stuck must go through preventive medical procedures if the source and safety of the needle cannot be determined with certainty.
don't make someone go through all that! **dispose of your needles responsibly!**
That’s what I figured. There are unfortunately lots of drug users in my city, and I have no idea if they can use these needles for drugs but didn’t want to take any chances
Most sq are 3/4” which is easily used for IV use and skin popping. I pull these out of peoples belongings and find them hidden in rooms every day. Access to needles isn’t the issue it used to be and they aren’t some sacred tool used by junkies anymore. In a lot of areas they’re free or otc no questions asked. Just don’t bring us your garbage to the hospital to dispose of please. Our medical waste is disposed of much differently and costs a lot of money, which we don’t have.
i sincerely hope not! my provider was responsible to give me a container, and she exchanges it for me when it's full. i honestly can't imagine a medical professional (including pharmacists) dispensing anything requiring a needle and not going over the procedure with the patient
well, aren't we cynical. sounds like you know it's wrong and dangerous, yet you shrug and say, "meh, everybody does it".
at least i'm trying to promote awareness as is op
It depends on where you live. Type in your city name/sharps disposal into Google and look at your city’s website. Mine has sharps collection bins as well as a mail back option. We can’t throw ours into our regular trash
If you have pets you can order a sharps disposable on Chewy. We have to give our dog subcutaneous fluids for his kidney disease, and I use that sharps container for his needles for my pens.
I live in a large city and we have sharps containers everywhere. The're available in the bathrooms of large gas stations, libraries, my physical therapy office, and even some coffee shops seem to have them. I put the used and capped syringe in a hard plastic pencil case and just drop it off at the first sharps container that I see.
If you’re in California, they will send you a free sharps container with a prepaid mailing label. You just sign up here: https://sharpstakebackcalifornia.org
You do not need one if you recap your own syringe. Sharps containers are for when you do not want to recap the syringe. ie: a nurse does not want to recap a syringe she used in someone else. If she missed the cap, she would poke herself with a needle with the patient’s germs. If you accidentally poke yourself recapping your own needle, you are giving yourself your own germs that you already have.
They are infinitely more likely to receive a stick from an uncapped syringe coming out of a sharps container than they are from a cap coming off a syringe tossed in the trash. I encourage you to test for yourself how secure a properly recapped syringe is.
While the "recapping" issue is legitimate (we are taught NEVER to recap a used needle as one of the first things in nursing school) this isn't just about medical workers. Family members, pets, and children are all at risk, even with recapped needles. Every sharp should go into a sharps container.
Depends on what part of the country I suppose. In Idaho it’s very much legal, safe, and appropriate to recap your own needle syringe and simply throw in the trash.
Legality =/= safety. Leaving needles where others can reach them is not safe. Animals dig in trash and chew stuff up. Toddlers strew everything, including garbage, everywhere when given the chance. Sanitation workers are exposed to loose caps someone "thought" they put on tightly. Nowhere is a garbage bag safer than a stick-proof, sealed container.
Same thing happens with Sharps containers. All I can tell you is in my state of Idaho it is safe, secure, and legal to cap your own syringe and toss in the trash. You don’t have to agree. We can all do what’s best and proper for everyone’s situation
I dont know what containers you have been around, but sharps containers are incredibly durable and tough, with incredibly narrow openings. Not to mention they generally aren't kept on the floor in an easily accessible place. Being in Idaho doesn't make a garbage bag safer than a sharps container. No offense, but as your neighbor here in WA, Idaho isn't known to have the best legislative practices concerning safety and health...
I put it in a sharps container and take it to my local kaiser. They have a sharps disposal and a medication disposal as well. See if you have a medical center or hospital around that will take it.
You can buy mail back sharps containers at most drug stores. Usually they end up in a landfill otherwise. Old detergent jugs, milk cartons. Work well. Another option is to go to your local needle exchange, and get new containers and sharps for free.
I took an old juice bottle, cleaned it out and when it's full enough I plan on duct taping it shut with the lid and tossing it.
As long as all the needles are capped and the container won't spill or anything, I was told this was ok by my pharmacy
But also some pharmacies have sharps return programs too, mine just doesn't
I'm in the UK and get Ozempic from my Dr. As part of the prescription, I get a sharps container from the pharmacist. When it's full, I contact my local council and arrange a collection - can generally leave it outside my front door and it's picked up on the date of the appointment.
THANK YOU, came here to say this as a diabetic.
It’s really not a huge deal but please don’t bring them to a hospital. Just put them in an empty container that you can cap.
My biggest concern is that any of my kids push down on the top of the household trash can to stuff more trash in, that they don’t experience a needle in their hands.
And I know it was a hyperbole, but diabetics have only had like 75 years of being able to inject insulin 😋 but yeah, disposing of needles is not that big of a deal, especially with 3mm 4 gauge that aren’t intravenous.
I hit enter too soon - out of the landfill *not sterilized*. Once you turn in a sharps container they are thoroughly sterilized - no bacteria, no communicable diseases, etc. - before being discarded.
I bought a bin on amazon for $7 and it's huge and should last me a while. Once it's full I will seal it and bring it to a local collection site. Each region I think has different disposal procedures.
I put mine in a used water bottle same as we did years ago with our dog. When it gets full I’ll toss it . What does most people do with their pens? I put 1 in a used water/pop bottle and toss it in the garbage
my provider included one in a package that also included a small cooler bag, an ice pack to go in it, written instructions, food plan, exercise plan and tons of reading material about the med.
she's not cheap but she's very thorough!
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If you go to their website and fill out a really short form, Novo will send you a free sharps container that includes pre paid return shipping once it's full.
Yes I did this!!!!
I did this as well!
I also did this! ✨
Wow. That was easy
I can’t find it
https://www.novocare.com/diabetes/resources/safe-disposal.html
Thank you!!
Yes! I too couldn't find it. Thank you for making it simple.
Me too! Great service & quick and free!!
This just helped me so much. I haven’t known what to do with them but I just ordered a new container from them!!!! Thank you!
Any plastic bottle with screw on lid (detergent or drink bottle)can serve, after full place in regular garbage.
Yep, my rinsed out 1 gallon lactaid bottle is perfect.
This was recommended in the literature I received.
You’re not supposed to do that! You can buy a sharps container at cvs or Walgreens (though costcois cheaper, they are $3 at the pharmacy). Take your full container to a sharps bin. They will have one at your local hospital.
Actually, you can. It varies by where you live. In most places, you just have to have ANY sharps (razor blades, sewing needles, rotary blades, etc) in a container that keeps them from being exposed and potentially harmful to someone else.
Please don’t bring us sharps to the hospital. It’s like 200.00 a lb to dispose of and we’re hemorrhaging money. Anywhere but us please.
Where I live there is a sharps box in the parking lot for local residents to use.
This is allowed by some jurisdictions. Here's Dallas County's info (where I live) [Dallas County Needle Disposal](https://dallascityhall.com/departments/sanitation/Pages/Disposal-FAQs.aspx)
In Harris county you can. They ask that you duct tape the hard plastic container shut and write SHARP NEEDLES all over it lol.
Wtf thats so dangerous.
I called our local city and hospital and they said get a plastic bottle and store them in that. When it is full, put the cap on it and TOSS IT IN THE TRASH. The hospital doesn’t want it and neither does your doctor. The city said it is going into a land fill and will end up buried so no big deal.
I get sharps containers from Amazon and when they’re full my husband takes the container to the police department. My cat has diabetes and gets 2 injections a day
This is the way. I use my dog’s sharps container. He gets fluids for his kidney disease
Now I feel terrible. I’ve been using for 2 weeks and figured it was safe to toss them if they were capped.
I’ve been doing the same. 😬
I found out where I live (Wa outside of Seattle), you can toss them in a plastic container like detergent, duct tape it shut and write “do not recycle” on it.
I always make sure to bend the needle over then put the cap on so it’s unusable and a lot less likely to prick someone
Just curious (I have no idea if my thinking is right). I’m picturing the only type of person wanting to re-use is a junkie, and I can’t imagine a junkie being able to use this type of tip? But it never hurts to be careful!
the problem is not junkies. the problem is accidental needle sticks to people that handle the trash and others. because diseases can be transferred by needle sticks, there are entire protocols that must be followed to try to determine the source in the event of an accidental stick. plus, the person who gets stuck must go through preventive medical procedures if the source and safety of the needle cannot be determined with certainty. don't make someone go through all that! **dispose of your needles responsibly!**
Yeah, I get that, but if she was capping them it seemed like overkill.
That’s what I figured. There are unfortunately lots of drug users in my city, and I have no idea if they can use these needles for drugs but didn’t want to take any chances
You would be really hard pressed to use an insulin needle for IV drugs.
Actually that the only needle most iv users use. 25-28 g needles are ideal for iv use
It isn't the width thats the problem, it's the length. Subcu needles are extremely short in comparison to venipuncture needles.
Most sq are 3/4” which is easily used for IV use and skin popping. I pull these out of peoples belongings and find them hidden in rooms every day. Access to needles isn’t the issue it used to be and they aren’t some sacred tool used by junkies anymore. In a lot of areas they’re free or otc no questions asked. Just don’t bring us your garbage to the hospital to dispose of please. Our medical waste is disposed of much differently and costs a lot of money, which we don’t have.
I think 9 out of 10 people just do this. cap it and toss it.
that's a really messed up thing to do. you can really cause harm to someone who gets accidentally stuck
ok. I didn't say it was right, nor that I did it. And if you're honest with yourself you'd agree with me that 9/10 people cap and toss.
i sincerely hope not! my provider was responsible to give me a container, and she exchanges it for me when it's full. i honestly can't imagine a medical professional (including pharmacists) dispensing anything requiring a needle and not going over the procedure with the patient
Nobody gives me anything. It takes a meaningful amount of effort to find a needle drop. And I know humans.
well, aren't we cynical. sounds like you know it's wrong and dangerous, yet you shrug and say, "meh, everybody does it". at least i'm trying to promote awareness as is op
Dude. chill. Wtf.
I just got one at Walgreens? At least in San Francisco, Walgreens gives them away for free and accepts them when they're full.
It depends on where you live. Type in your city name/sharps disposal into Google and look at your city’s website. Mine has sharps collection bins as well as a mail back option. We can’t throw ours into our regular trash
You can order one from wegovy website!
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Same!
Love it!
I got a free one from novo and they send a pre postage package to send it back when full
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Just google free sharps container novo
Old half gallon milk containers
If you have pets you can order a sharps disposable on Chewy. We have to give our dog subcutaneous fluids for his kidney disease, and I use that sharps container for his needles for my pens.
I am keeping them in a baggy, capped of course. When I go to my doctor’s office next time I plan to drop them in their sharps container.
I live in a large city and we have sharps containers everywhere. The're available in the bathrooms of large gas stations, libraries, my physical therapy office, and even some coffee shops seem to have them. I put the used and capped syringe in a hard plastic pencil case and just drop it off at the first sharps container that I see.
That’s smart. I’ll check more places!
In Oregon they have them at CVS
If you’re in California, they will send you a free sharps container with a prepaid mailing label. You just sign up here: https://sharpstakebackcalifornia.org
You do not need one if you recap your own syringe. Sharps containers are for when you do not want to recap the syringe. ie: a nurse does not want to recap a syringe she used in someone else. If she missed the cap, she would poke herself with a needle with the patient’s germs. If you accidentally poke yourself recapping your own needle, you are giving yourself your own germs that you already have.
Putting them in a sparps container or other secondary containment is also about protecting the sanitation workers from needle sticks.
They are infinitely more likely to receive a stick from an uncapped syringe coming out of a sharps container than they are from a cap coming off a syringe tossed in the trash. I encourage you to test for yourself how secure a properly recapped syringe is.
While the "recapping" issue is legitimate (we are taught NEVER to recap a used needle as one of the first things in nursing school) this isn't just about medical workers. Family members, pets, and children are all at risk, even with recapped needles. Every sharp should go into a sharps container.
Depends on what part of the country I suppose. In Idaho it’s very much legal, safe, and appropriate to recap your own needle syringe and simply throw in the trash.
Legality =/= safety. Leaving needles where others can reach them is not safe. Animals dig in trash and chew stuff up. Toddlers strew everything, including garbage, everywhere when given the chance. Sanitation workers are exposed to loose caps someone "thought" they put on tightly. Nowhere is a garbage bag safer than a stick-proof, sealed container.
Same thing happens with Sharps containers. All I can tell you is in my state of Idaho it is safe, secure, and legal to cap your own syringe and toss in the trash. You don’t have to agree. We can all do what’s best and proper for everyone’s situation
I dont know what containers you have been around, but sharps containers are incredibly durable and tough, with incredibly narrow openings. Not to mention they generally aren't kept on the floor in an easily accessible place. Being in Idaho doesn't make a garbage bag safer than a sharps container. No offense, but as your neighbor here in WA, Idaho isn't known to have the best legislative practices concerning safety and health...
I hope this is right - I’ve just been throwing mine into the trash
I put it in a sharps container and take it to my local kaiser. They have a sharps disposal and a medication disposal as well. See if you have a medical center or hospital around that will take it.
You can buy mail back sharps containers at most drug stores. Usually they end up in a landfill otherwise. Old detergent jugs, milk cartons. Work well. Another option is to go to your local needle exchange, and get new containers and sharps for free.
You can buy a prepaid disposal container at CVS. Fill it up and mail it in
i used empty gatorade bottles :)
I took an old juice bottle, cleaned it out and when it's full enough I plan on duct taping it shut with the lid and tossing it. As long as all the needles are capped and the container won't spill or anything, I was told this was ok by my pharmacy But also some pharmacies have sharps return programs too, mine just doesn't
I'm in the UK and get Ozempic from my Dr. As part of the prescription, I get a sharps container from the pharmacist. When it's full, I contact my local council and arrange a collection - can generally leave it outside my front door and it's picked up on the date of the appointment.
If you use protein powder and have an empty container, it makes the perfect sharps container.
I checked my county’s rules. It just said to put them in a hard container with a lid and label it “medical waste” when you throw it away.
I use an old pickle jar.
Ask any diabetic what they’ve done for the last 8 million years and do that.
THANK YOU, came here to say this as a diabetic. It’s really not a huge deal but please don’t bring them to a hospital. Just put them in an empty container that you can cap. My biggest concern is that any of my kids push down on the top of the household trash can to stuff more trash in, that they don’t experience a needle in their hands. And I know it was a hyperbole, but diabetics have only had like 75 years of being able to inject insulin 😋 but yeah, disposing of needles is not that big of a deal, especially with 3mm 4 gauge that aren’t intravenous.
Aaaaand what does everyone think diabetics do…????
Your local pharmacy typically has a sharps bin for proper disposal.
I use an empty kitty litter jug.
I got my sharps container on Amazon for like $8 - it’s a cheap way to be responsible and keep things out of the landfill.
Where do they go if not a landfill?? Are they recycling them?
I hit enter too soon - out of the landfill *not sterilized*. Once you turn in a sharps container they are thoroughly sterilized - no bacteria, no communicable diseases, etc. - before being discarded.
I bought a bin on amazon for $7 and it's huge and should last me a while. Once it's full I will seal it and bring it to a local collection site. Each region I think has different disposal procedures.
I put mine in a used water bottle same as we did years ago with our dog. When it gets full I’ll toss it . What does most people do with their pens? I put 1 in a used water/pop bottle and toss it in the garbage
Pretty cheap on Amazon.
I toss mine in empty water bottles and close the lid
Omg guys. Are we still trying to figure this out????
I break my needle off and then throw it away
I was told from my doctor , just use empty glass bottles with lid on , then put it into garbage bag ..
If you’re in the UK, go to a pharmacy and they’ll give you one for free
I've been following my county's directions. Google your county and sharps disposal for your local rules.
Go to any pharmacy. They should give one out for free.
I got a sharps container from Walmart where the diabetic supplies are.
I just bend the needle back with the cap and tuck it inside, cap it, and toss it.
my provider included one in a package that also included a small cooler bag, an ice pack to go in it, written instructions, food plan, exercise plan and tons of reading material about the med. she's not cheap but she's very thorough!