How do I throw away used needles and syringes?

Drop your used needles and syringes into a hard plastic container with a screw-on lid right after the injection - empty laundry detergent jug, big bleach bottle, or a real sharps container. When it's three-quarters full, label it 'do not recycle, contains sharps' and take it to a drop-off site (pharmacy, hospital, county hazardous-waste day, or DEA take-back). Never recap a needle and never throw loose needles in the trash or recycling.

• Loose needles in regular trash injure sanitation workers and are illegal in many states
• A puncture-proof, leak-proof container with a screw-on lid is the home standard recommended by the American Diabetes Association
• DEA-registered take-back locations and many pharmacies accept sealed sharps containers for free
• safeneedledisposal.org maps drop-off sites by ZIP code
• Never bend, break, or recap a needle - that's how most needle-stick injuries happen

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