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    Old 07-09-2019, 03:01 AM
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    GingerK and I use the same method of disposal. I've even been known to place an old seam ripper in mine!
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    Old 07-09-2019, 03:39 AM
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    I use the little plastic container that my husband’s diabetic test strips come in for pins and needles. I tape it shut securely before putting out in garbage. My used cutting blades are put back in the container I get them in and also taped securely before disposing.
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    Old 07-09-2019, 04:40 AM
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    I never thought about it. Mine go in the trash can. I guess it depends how your trash is handled. Human hands never touch trash here once put in outside waste can.
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    Old 07-09-2019, 05:06 AM
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    The piggy bank is such a good idea!
    I do what BonnieJP does- back in the original container and marked.
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    Old 07-09-2019, 08:14 AM
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    Originally Posted by SueZQ from MN
    I save my dull or broken needles in a pill bottle and take them with me when I have a drs. appointment and they put them in with their waste needles.
    Never thought of taking the bottle to the Dr. office.
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    Old 07-09-2019, 11:20 AM
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    I use an Altoids tin. When it gets full, wrap it with tape and throw it in the garbage.
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    Old 07-09-2019, 11:32 AM
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    I just an empty spice jar. It will take forever to fill it probably, then just dispose of it.
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    Old 07-10-2019, 07:01 AM
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    I have an old cat food can (tuna can would also work) in my drawer. All old rotary blades, needles and bent pins go in it. When it is getting full, I put it in a sandwich bag and put it in the trash. I figure this is about the safest it can be for anyone at recycling/trash centers.
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    Old 07-10-2019, 07:08 AM
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    I save old prescription bottles, put your old needles in there and discard without worrying.
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    Old 07-10-2019, 09:27 AM
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    I store all used needles, pins, rotary blades and even tacks and nails in a metal container. I tried taking a pill-box sized container of used needles to the pharmacy for sharps disposal but they wouldn't take them. Something about the actual transfer of sharp items from my container to the sharps container. That was my only try. I've been thinking I could take them to a public washroom that has a sharps container and put them in there but that doesn't feel quite right to me. Thank goodness they don't accumulate quickly.
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