Each class meets once a week for 6 weeks. Call the Tobacco Education Program at 268-2145 to sign up or to get more information. A red sharps container or a stout container from the home such as coffee can, bleach bottle or fabric softener may be used. Secure the lid. Full containers can be transported to one of the Humboldt Waste Management Authority transfer stations and brought to the attention of the scalehouse attendant at no charge.
Sharps are consolidated and transported by a medical waste hauler to a permitted disposal site.
The above does not apply to medical facilities for the treatment and care of people or animals or any other medical waste generator regulated by the DHS Medical Waste Management Act. The Humboldt Waste Management Authority intends to work with others in the community to establish additional household sharps consolidation points for greater convenience for the public. Household sharps can no longer be disposed with garbage. Patients should be informed of the above. If there are other questions, patients may be referred to either Kevin Metcalfe or Harry Nethery at 445-6215 with the Humboldt County Health Department Division of Environmental Health.