Sharps containers are not only rigid, they can also be sealable and self-locking. This way, the waste inside cannot damage the sides of the container, and cannot spill out.

Jul. 8—Area residents now have a new way to dispose of used or unneeded needles and other sharps intended for medical use. The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma installed a red sharps disposal box at ...

The answer is yes. Red plastic boxes are available for disposing of used needles, hypodermics, lancets, infusion sets and other pointy objects – sharps, as they are called – used in healthcare.

1. Place used needles and syringes in a puncture-proof, leak-proof container with a tight-fitting lid. Appropriate containers include red sharps containers available from most pharmacies at a cost ...

Only sharps that are in a puncture-proof container (liquid detergent bottle, coffee can, or a red purchased sharps container) and are two-thirds to three-quarters full will be accepted.

Acceptable containers include specially manufactured red sharps containers, shatterproof, leak proof and puncture resistant containers with tight fitting screw caps such as detergent bottles ...