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Warwick Program
Sharps
are needles and lancets that you use at home to inject
yourself, your child, or your pet with medicine. Needles
that are not thrown away properly are dangerous because
used needles sometimes injure innocent people. SharpSmart
is a program that provides small household containers,
called Sharps containers, to hold your needles and lancets,
and collection receptacles located throughout Rhode
Island for you to safely throw away your full Sharps
containers. Please take the time to review this website
to lean how to safely dispose of your needles and lances
– called Sharps. Be SharpSmart!
The
SharpSmart Program was developed to:
• Help you properly dispose of your needles and lancets.
• Provide an environmentally safe option for disposing
of Sharps.
• Prevent injury to humans and animals.
• Keep Sharps out of household trash and recycling bins.
• Provide the public with more collection sites for
home-generated needles and lancets.
• Prevent the spread of infectious diseases.
• Remove used needles from circulation and prevent the
sharing of needles.
It
is important to remember that Sharps are only a problem
when they are not handled properly.
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