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Old 06-05-2007, 07:13 PM
 
Location: Dallas
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My husband and I have tried and tried to find out what to do with our sharps. I have asked every doctor I have and none of them know. I have called the fire department, the hazmat department, the sanitation department, the hospital... no one knows. It's been two years and we have quite a few needles! Anyway, anyone know?
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Old 06-05-2007, 07:21 PM
 
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My husband and I have tried and tried to find out what to do with our sharps. I have asked every doctor I have and none of them know. I have called the fire department, the hazmat department, the sanitation department, the hospital... no one knows. It's been two years and we have quite a few needles! Anyway, anyone know?
Hi SepiaZelda,

I would suggest you go into your search engine and type in "Dallas Medical Waste Disposal." When I did it, I got several in Dallas and surrounding areas.
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Old 06-05-2007, 09:07 PM
 
Location: Dallas
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Hi SepiaZelda,

I would suggest you go into your search engine and type in "Dallas Medical Waste Disposal." When I did it, I got several in Dallas and surrounding areas.
I did that but it appears that all of those companies only service medical professionals.
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Old 06-06-2007, 09:03 AM
 
Location: Topeka, KS
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Have you checked around with the local hospitals? We take our daughter's needles to Scottish Rite for disposal. Also I know that both my mother-in-law and father-in-law (divorced) order their needles online. The companies they order from offer, for a nominal fee, a bio-hazard container for a disposal. Once the container is full you slap the return label on it and ship it back to them.
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Old 06-06-2007, 05:25 PM
 
Location: Dallas
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Have you checked around with the local hospitals? We take our daughter's needles to Scottish Rite for disposal. Also I know that both my mother-in-law and father-in-law (divorced) order their needles online. The companies they order from offer, for a nominal fee, a bio-hazard container for a disposal. Once the container is full you slap the return label on it and ship it back to them.
Hmmmm! I wonder if they would notice that the majority of the needles in their boxes are prefilled seringes we didn't order from them? I did check with Baylor and they couldn't tell me anything. Isn't this the oddest thing?
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Old 06-06-2007, 05:58 PM
 
Location: Topeka, KS
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I doubt they'll inventory the contents. I hear it's not safe to handle those things once they're used.
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Old 06-06-2007, 06:58 PM
 
Location: Dallas
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I doubt they'll inventory the contents. I hear it's not safe to handle those things once they're used.
I've heard that, too.
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Old 06-06-2007, 07:25 PM
 
Location: la hacienda
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How about asking at a Walgreens or CVS pharmacy? They might be able to point you in the right direction. It does seem strange that this info is not readily available.
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Old 06-06-2007, 08:40 PM
 
Location: White Rock Valley - Dallas
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Too bad you don't live in Houston. Hobby Airport has sharps' disposal boxes in every men's room.

Don't ask me why.

The other alternative is this: slap a hazmat sticker on the box and walk into your nearest hospital with it it a grocery store bag. Leave it on the floor outside the nearest lab. I guarantee it will be disposed of, quickly and correctly.
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Old 06-06-2007, 10:35 PM
 
Location: Topeka, KS
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Of course if the security guards see you, there might be an interesting story to embarrass you kids down the road too.
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