On Sun, 24 Feb 2019, 01:24 Graeme Fitzpatrick,
wrote:
>
> Bins in public areas (parks, public toilets etc) are intended to have
> syringes, with needles attached, disposed of into them. I guess someone
> could also put an ampoule in there, but I don't think most people
> (hopefully) using these b
On Sun, 24 Feb 2019 at 02:28, Markus wrote:
> Do you or someone else happen to know what is allowed to throw into a bin
> labelled 'syringes'? I would have guessed needles and ampoules, but no
> other sharp waste such as scalpels.
>
Bins in public areas (parks, public toilets etc) are intended t
hi! I haven't been following this too attentively so apologies if it's
already established, but I'm in UK, I asked my GP and they advised me to
not attempt attaching the needle and thus put the needle attached to the
syringe in the box (to avoid accidental injury from removing the needle)
so...
On Tue, 19 Feb 2019, 09:39 Joseph Eisenberg,
wrote:
> I’m a physician. Sharps boxes are designed for safe disposal of all sharp
> medical waste, whether a scalpel, needle or broken glass.
>
Thanks for your confirmation.
Syringes are not sharp. It’s the needle (which may be attached to a
> syrin
I’m a physician. Sharps boxes are designed for safe disposal of all sharp
medical waste, whether a scalpel, needle or broken glass.
I asked a British doctor, and she confirms that “sharps” is also the
correct term in England.
Syringes are not sharp. It’s the needle (which may be attached to a
syr
On Sun, 17 Feb 2019 at 23:10, Graeme Fitzpatrick wrote:
>
> So, would waste=sharps be an acceptable term?
According to Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharps_waste),
sharps waste includes:
* Hypodermic needles
* Disposable scalpels and blades
* Contaminated glass and some plastics
Ther
