Oregon DEQ defines SHARPS as "Needles, IV tubing with needles attached, scalpel blades, lancets, glass tubes and syringes out of their original sterile containers." Oregon DEQ also requires Incineration or Sterilization of SHARPS waste and this waste cannot be put in your trash! Oregon State law mandates proper storage and disposal of used sharps. Sharps include needles, lancets, and syringes. Sharps must be stored in approved bio-hazard containers (milk jugs and coffee cans are not safe or acceptable for sharps storage).
Southern Oregon Sanitation will correctly and effectively dispose of your SHARPS, since they cannot be disposed of in the landfill. You can bring your Sharps container to our Redwood Avenue Transfer Station in Grants Pass Monday through Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm and Saturday & Sunday 9:00am-5:00pm or our Eagle Point Office at 42 Ball Rd in Eagle Point Monday through Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm.
