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Poll Results   At home, how do you dispose of your lancets, syringes, and other "sharp" medical waste?         Toss them in the trash     14%     80         Place them in a container (such as a milk carton) and toss the container in the trash     42%     243         Place them in an approved medical sharps container and toss it in the trash     12%     68         Place them in an approved medical sharps container and return it to a disposal center     25%     147         Other     4%     28   Total votes: 566

At home, how do you dispose of your lancets, syrings, and other "sharp" medical waste? Poll dates: April 18 - 25, 2004 Total Votes: 566 Disposal of medical waste, such as lancets and insulin syringes, is a problem for many communities. Almost 80% of people who responded indicated that they placed their sharp medical waste in a container before disposal. Old plastic milk cartons are generally fine, but commercial medical sharp disposal containers are often stronger and more resistant to punctures. Many schools require an approved medical waste container for disposal of lancets and syringes. If you're simply tossing your sharp medical waste in the trash, you may want to check with your waste disposal company or city waste disposal office to be sure you're complying with local regulations. This table shows how people have responded to this poll over the past several years. As you can see, the results are essentially unchanged since January 1999. Answer   Apr 2004   Apr 2003   Apr 2002   Jan 1999 Toss in trash   14%   12%   14%   14% Place in container, then toss container   42%   40%   38%   40% Place in medical waste container, then toss container   12%   12%   11%   12% Place in medical waste container, then return to disposal center   25%   29%   29%   26% Other   4%   5%   5%   5% [Return to the current poll]

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