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| Meta Title | Home - Safe Needle Disposal |
| Meta Description | Needle disposal is a public health and safety issue that is commonly overlooked. The problem is that there are limited options for safe disposal of needles which leads to dangerous situations for the public – including injury and the spread of infectious disease. |
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| Boilerpipe Text | You will learn here how to dispose of used sharps in your state or local area.
Click on a state to see the guidance or regulations.
No matter where you are:
Sharps should never be thrown loosely into the trash or toilet.
Sharps should never be recycled.
Sharps that retract after use, or are very small, should be disposed of like all other sharps.
No matter where you are:
Sharps should never be thrown loosely into the trash or toilet.
Sharps should never be recycled.
Sharps that retract after use, or are very small, should be disposed of like all other sharps.
Support Our Supporters
Proper needle disposal starts with FDA cleared sharps containers from
Post Medical Website
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| Markdown | [](https://safeneedledisposal.org/)
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We are the leading information resource for home-generated medical sharps disposal in the US
You will learn here how to dispose of used sharps in your state or local area.
Click on a state to see the guidance or regulations.
[](https://safeneedledisposal.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/SND-downloadable-ddc.pdf)
No matter where you are:
Sharps should never be thrown loosely into the trash or toilet.
Sharps should never be recycled.
Sharps that retract after use, or are very small, should be disposed of like all other sharps.
No matter where you are:
- Sharps should never be thrown loosely into the trash or toilet.
- Sharps should never be recycled.
- Sharps that retract after use, or are very small, should be disposed of like all other sharps.
Support Our Supporters

Proper needle disposal starts with FDA cleared sharps containers from [Post Medical Website](https://www.postmedical.com/).
[](https://store.pureway.com/discount/SafeNeedle10?redirect=/collections/sharps-container-disposal)
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### **About SafeNeedleDisposal.org**
Information about safely disposing of sharps is difficult to come by and often misunderstood. [SafeNeedleDisposal.org](https://safeneedledisposal.org/) provides a one-stop shop for people to learn how to safely dispose of used sharps wherever they are. This site is a project of NeedyMeds.
 
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| Readable Markdown | You will learn here how to dispose of used sharps in your state or local area.
Click on a state to see the guidance or regulations.
[](https://safeneedledisposal.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/SND-downloadable-ddc.pdf)
No matter where you are:
Sharps should never be thrown loosely into the trash or toilet.
Sharps should never be recycled.
Sharps that retract after use, or are very small, should be disposed of like all other sharps.
No matter where you are:
- Sharps should never be thrown loosely into the trash or toilet.
- Sharps should never be recycled.
- Sharps that retract after use, or are very small, should be disposed of like all other sharps.
Support Our Supporters

Proper needle disposal starts with FDA cleared sharps containers from [Post Medical Website](https://www.postmedical.com/).
[](https://store.pureway.com/discount/SafeNeedle10?redirect=/collections/sharps-container-disposal) |
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