Part of MED-Project’s mission is to reach out to the local community and educate residents about the proper disposal of unwanted household sharps.
Safe and Free Sharps Disposal. We Make it Easy for You!
What should you do with your unwanted sharps?
Sharps is a medical term for devices with sharp points or edges that can puncture or cut skin such as lances, needles, syringes auto-injectors, and other devices used for injections. They may be used at home, at work, and while traveling to manage the medical conditions of people or their pets, including allergies, arthritis, cancer, diabetes, hepatitis, HIV/AIDS, infertility, migraines, multiple sclerosis, osteoporosis, blood clotting disorders, and psoriasis.
MED-Project programs and services make it safe, free, and convenient for you to dispose of sharps.
Use as Directed
If there are any specific instructions on the label, package, or package insert, please follow those. If you have questions about your medication or health, please contact your healthcare provider.
Store Securely
Place all sharps in a sharps disposal container immediately after they have been used. This will reduce the risk of needle sticks, cuts, and punctures from sharps. Sharps disposal containers should be kept out of reach of children and pets.
Dispose Safely
DO NOT place loose sharps in the trash and never place sharps in recycling. Drop off or mail-back your unwanted sharps in a sharps container for safe disposal.
Never dispose of sharps down the sink or toilet. Doing so may put waste management and sewage workers, custodians, housekeepers, household members, and children at risk of being harmed.
Disposal of Household Sharps
MED-Project provides safe, free, and convenient disposal options for unwanted sharps in your community. Simply use one of our easy-to-locate drop boxes or submit an order for a pre-paid mail-back package for proper disposal.
All sharps disposal containers should be made of heavy-duty plastic; able to close with a tight-fitting, puncture-resistant lid without sharps being able to come out; upright and stable during use; leak-resistant; and properly labeled as “sharps waste” or with the biohazard symbol and the word “BIOHAZARD” to warn of hazardous materials inside the container.
Do Not Reuse Sharps Disposal Containers.
Drop Box
Conveniently located drop boxes are available in your area where you can deposit filled Sharps disposal containers. To find a drop box near you, visit the Find a Location section of med-project.org.
Mail-Back
Mail-back packages are available in your area. All sharps mail-back packages include a sharps disposal container and are pre-addressed with postage pre-paid. To order a mail-back package, visit the Mail-Back section of med-project.org
To find out more about the disposal options in your area, visit med-project.org.
To protect your privacy, patients are reminded to remove all personally identifiable information on medication labels or packaging before disposing of unwanted medication
What can I dispose of?
Please separate and remove any items and medication that are not accepted before disposing.
Accepted: Sharps (such as hypodermic needles, pen needles, pre-loaded sharps, auto-injectors, intravenous needles, lancets, and other devices used to penetrate the skin for drawing blood, or for the delivery of medicines) contained in U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared sharps containers.
NOT Accepted: Controlled substances (such as opioids), unwanted medicines not contained in sharps, or loose sharps that are not contained in U.S. Food and Drug Administration-cleared sharps containers.
To learn more about items that are not accepted in your area, visit med-project.org.
For more information about the MED-Project Program, visit www.med-project.org or call 1 (844) MED-PROJECT or 1 (844) 633-7765 (TTY: 711).
For easy-to-use and easy-to-locate medication disposal!
