Originally Posted by mrspete
I'm an insulin dependent person. To discard the needles safely and save the money from buying the 'sharps containers' which start about $30. I use a milk jug with a screw-on cap. Or juice or something that screws on. I bend the needle back or recap it and drop in. once it is filled I either superglue cap on or I use duck tape and I wrap and tape a paper lable such as this. The real one is orange, this one scanned pink, sorry but please if you need to use it make it orange. I don't know what to do to fix my color in this machine. Thanks Ruth
My DH also does this also but if you label is as biohazard you are responsible to bring it to a bio hazard facility and they charge$$ to dispose of it. our trash says if you put it in any container and seal it up as you do they will accept it.