For safety reasons, biohazard waste containers are puncture-resistant. This is particularly important when disposing of sharps such as needles, slides, or broken glass. These containers are ...

One area waste and recycling company, Penn Waste, has seen an unprecedented uptick in hypodermic needles, lancets and other biohazard ... dispose of sharps, and recycle plastic containers.

OSHA: Each sharps container must either be labeled with the universal biohazard symbol and the word “biohazard” or be color-coded red. Sharps containers shall be maintained upright throughout use, ...

The recommended method to properly discard of needles is to place used needles in a red biohazard sharps container and bring the container to the Student Health Center for further disposal. Red ...

All metal sharps must be separated from other wastes and placed into puncture proof, non-leaking containers such as biohazard sharps containers (best option), rigid plastic containers, metal ...