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DO NOT throw your used sharps in the garbage, in recycling bags or in plastic jugs and bottles! Needles and lancets can hurt people collecting and handling garbage and recyclable's. | |
Sharps should only be placed in an approved Safe Sharps Container. | |
For Your Safety and the Safety of Others:
- Do not put syringes, needles or lancets in the garbage or in recycling bags.
- Do not give used syringes, needles or lancets to anyone else.
- Do not flush syringes, needles or lancets down the toilet.
- Do not pick up syringes, needles or lancets with your bare hands.
- Do not burn syringes, needles or lancets.
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Thank You For Your CooperationThis program does not include used sharps from medical, dental, or veterinary clinics, intravenous drug users, farms or home care providers.
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The safe way to dispose of syringes, needles, and lancets.
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Pick up a sharps container at your pharmacy or CDA Supply Centre.
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Place your used syringes, needles, and lancets into the sharps container.
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When the container is almost full, cap the lid.
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Return the filled container to your pharmacy or CDA Supply Centre.
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For More Information Contact:Pharmacy Association
of
Nova Scotia
at (902)422-9583, your community pharmacy, the Canadian Diabetes Association or a local Diabetes Education Centre. |
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