Disposing of meds/supplements - was Re: For those with hair loss.

[Guest guest]

Sometimes clinics that help the under privileged will take meds. The sharps

containers

are mainly to protect people from getting stabbed accidently. We used to have a

lot of

needles before my daughter started using an insulin pump, you're not required to

use a

" sharps " container, any hard plastic container can be used and marked, but they

do all

seem to end up in the dump.

>

> Yes, once a year, and I bet most people do just throw toxics in the

> trash rather that store them until the next hazardous waste drop off day.

> I will ask my pharmacist, but I bet they have no way to properly dispose

> of unused meds or supplements.

> I DO know that when I asked about disposal of used needles they told me

> to just put them in a lidded plastic bottle and dispose of in the trash.

> They said that is basically what is done with the " toxic " / " sharps "

> containers in dr.s offices and the hospital here--they go into the

> regular garbage. Unbelievable. (I was giving a pet injections of

> penicillin for a year and a half, and at one time had 3 animals all

> getting penicillin jabs--so I had a LOT of used needles to dispose of).

> sol