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                Safely Using Sharps (Needles and Syringes) at Home, at Work and on Travel

Safely Using Sharps (Needles and Syringes) at Home, at Work and on Travel

                        Sharps Disposal Containers
          Best Way to Get Rid of Used Needles and Other Sharps
          Sharps Disposal Containers in Health Care Facilities
          What to Do if You Can't Find a Sharps Disposal Container
          Disposal of Sharps Outside of Health Care Facilities
          Report Problems Associated with Sharps and Disposal Containers
          DOs and DON'Ts of Proper Sharps Disposal
          Free Printable Visual Learning Guides for Safe Sharps Disposal Home
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The information on this page is intended for use by consumers, including patients, family members, and home health caregivers to address disposal of used needles and other sharps used at home, at work, and when traveling. This page is **not** for health care facilities.

For information on sharps disposal at health care facilities or disposal of regulated medical waste by health care personnel outside of health care facilities, see Sharps Disposal Containers in Health Care Facilities.


The links below are quick-guides, labels, and posters that use imagery to teach people how to properly dispose of sharps.

Printable Visual Learning Guides

Be Smart with Sharps Pamphlet (PDF - 986KB)
	Safe Sharps Disposal Label (For Garbage Container) (PDF - 926KB)
	Safe Sharps Disposal Medication Insert (PDF - 2.2MB)
	Sharps Container Poster (PDF - 2.7MB)The FDA collaborated with Kwikpoint under a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement to develop free, publically available visual learning guides to help educate people on how to safely dispose of sharps and other needles. The guides are designed to remove literacy and language barriers by conveying directions for proper disposal through images, graphics, and minimal texts. The guides improve understanding, promote greater recall, and deliver universal sharps disposal information.

                                                                                  Content current as of:
      04/28/2021Safely Using Sharps (Needles and Syringes) at Home, at Work and on Travel

          
                        Sharps Disposal Containers
          Best Way to Get Rid of Used Needles and Other Sharps
          Sharps Disposal Containers in Health Care Facilities
          What to Do if You Can't Find a Sharps Disposal Container
          Disposal of Sharps Outside of Health Care Facilities
          Report Problems Associated with Sharps and Disposal Containers
          DOs and DON'Ts of Proper Sharps Disposal
          Free Printable Visual Learning Guides for Safe Sharps Disposal
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