Guest guest Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 It appears there are lots of sharps only options... http://tinyurl.com/28godcNot so sure about mailing in dripping, bloody, biohazard stuff.One example is... http://www.sharpsdisposal.com/?gclid=CNvKgP6zrZECFSosagodLjmefA Mail-back sharps disposal – what it is and how it works: Mail-back sharps disposal provides a cost-effective solution for disposal of needles, syringes, and lancets; as well as other types of sharps and small quantities of medical waste. It is a safe and easy alternative to large-volume pickup services. The system is shipped to you; where you fill, package, and mail it back to us for proper disposal. Each of our systems include: Sharps container(s) USPS approved return box Protective bag liner Bar code tracking Destruction manifest for Regulated Medical Waste – Sharps Price includes shipping, return mail, destruction and manifest confirmation of destruction. When container is full, sharps container is placed in the pre-paid postage return box, and returned via US Mail to GRP for destruction Model Product Image Item Name Price GRP-1Q One Quart Sharps Mail-Back System One quart mail-back sharps disposal system. Waste disposal and shipping both ways is included in price. (Alaska and Hawaii orders will incur a... $39.95Add: GRP-6-1Q Six - One Quart Sharps Mail-Back System Mail-back sharps disposal system includes six (6) one quart sharps containers in a single return mailer. Waste disposal and shipping both ways is... $75.50Add: PE-1G One Gallon Sharps Mail-Back System One gallon mail-back sharps disposal system. Waste disposal and shipping both ways is included in price. (Alaska and Hawaii orders will incur a... $53.95Add: PE-2-1G Dual - One Gallon Sharps Mail-Back System Mail-back sharps disposal system includes two (2) one-gallon sharps containers in a single return mailer. Waste disposal and shipping both ways is... $63.95Add: PE-2.5G Two-and-a-half Gallon Sharps Mail-Back System Two-and-a-half gallon mail-back sharps container system. Waste disposal and shipping both ways is included in price. (Alaska and Hawaii orders will... $64.99Add: PE-2.5G-bundle BUNDLE - BUNDLE OF TWO - Two-and-a-half Gallon Sharps Mail-Back **Our most economical** This is a bundle of two two-and-a-half gallon mail-back sharps container systems. We send them to you as a two pack bundle,... $92.00Add: Pail-2.5G Two-and-a-half Gallon Pail Sharps Mail-Back System Two-and-a-half gallon mail-back sharps container system. Waste disposal and shipping both ways is included in price. (Alaska and Hawaii orders will... $70.99Add: 5-Gal Five Gallon Medical Waste Mail-Back System Five gallon mail-back Medical Waste Disposal System. (Please Note: This container must not contain any sharps. This is a non-liquid, mail-back... $83.55Add: Interesting. Locke, MD -----Original Message-----From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of valeazinelorSent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 8:51 AMTo: Subject: Sharps, biohazardFor the solo office, there are companies who mail sharp containers and you mail them back.You don't have to pay a monthly feel, just the cost of the container.I used to use Stericycle and pay 66$/mo for nothing, since I had 2 pick-ups a year. Stericycle offers also the mail option for 50-70$ per container 2-3 gal. There is a 2 containers minimum in 2 years.Maybe some of you can use the information, I did not know until recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 I take my sharps and any bio hazards to the hospital There is a very small amnt You might call the hospital's dept that does this and ask themIt is something my hospital does for all the littel docs around here You fill o ut a form saying that you are the one bringing over this needle box etc and they take care of it One less thing for me to do or pay for Like autoclaving they do that for me too The trick is you do not ask hospital administration You ask the dept that does the work I get IT this way also.I am very careful to acknowledge anything people do for me with chocolate and thank yous(the sterilizing dept told me that I was the only one who gave them a holiday present this year), and none of it is prohibited by the hospital it is just that the suits would not know what to do with you if you asked.Another guy in town has the hospital operator work taking his calls and paging him.I can't see that these services cost the hospital but pennies and ,as it head of IT here- an RN- says , look we are all just taking care of people. Worth looking into. For the solo office, there are companies who mail sharp containers and you mail them back. You don't have to pay a monthly feel, just the cost of the container. I used to use Stericycle and pay 66$/mo for nothing, since I had 2 pick-ups a year. Stericycle offers also the mail option for 50-70$ per container 2-3 gal. There is a 2 containers minimum in 2 years. Maybe some of you can use the information, I did not know until recently. -- If you are a patient please allow up to 4-8 hours for a reply by email/please note the new email address/e mail may not be entirely secure/ MD ph fax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 Good point, Jean. The problem with our hospital is they are under the -- well, if we do it for you, we'd have to do it for EVERYONE in town. But that may be because we asked the suits and not the department head. Locke, MD From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 10:16 AMTo: Subject: Re: Sharps, biohazard I take my sharps and any bio hazards to the hospital There is a very small amnt You might call the hospital's dept that does this and ask themIt is something my hospital does for all the littel docs around here You fill o ut a form saying that you are the one bringing over this needle box etc and they take care of itOne less thing for me to do or pay for Like autoclaving they do that for me too The trick is you do not ask hospital administration You ask the dept that does the work I get IT this way also.I am very careful to acknowledge anything people do for me with chocolate and thank yous(the sterilizing dept told me that I was the only one who gave them a holiday present this year), and none of it is prohibited by the hospital it is just that the suits would not know what to do with you if you asked.Another guy in town has the hospital operator work taking his calls and paging him.I can't see that these services cost the hospital but pennies and ,as it head of IT here- an RN- says , look we are all just taking care of people.Worth looking into. For the solo office, there are companies who mail sharp containers and you mail them back. You don't have to pay a monthly feel, just the cost of the container.I used to use Stericycle and pay 66$/mo for nothing, since I had 2 pick-ups a year. Stericycle offers also the mail option for 50-70$ per container 2-3 gal. There is a 2 containers minimum in 2 years.Maybe some of you can use the information, I did not know until recently.-- If you are a patient please allow up to 4-8 hours for a reply by email/please note the new email address/e mail may not be entirely secure/ MD ph fax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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