Ashley Roberts, the program assistant for Keep Liberty Beautiful, received a phone call from a concerned community member ...

In the minutes before her social psychology exam last semester, Shrayder Fischer, an IU junior studying clinical psychology, reached into her backpack for a pencil and accidentally pricked herself on ...

As the opioid crisis continues to affect millions of Americans, Starbucks says it will move forward with plans to install more needle-disposal boxes in select store bathrooms nationwide. The move, ...

HOUSTON, Feb. 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PureWay Compliance, Inc. is a medical device manufacturer and healthcare compliance organization that provides medical waste management and compliance ...

Here's a story with a sharp lead: Quit putting needles in recycling bins. One area waste and recycling company, Penn Waste, has seen an unprecedented uptick in hypodermic needles, lancets and other ...

Homer’s local needle exchange wants to install sharp disposal boxes in bathrooms around town so residents can safely dispose of syringes. The volunteer-run organization provides free sterile syringes, ...

HAZARDOUS WASTE: A large needle box is located on Buncombe County property in front of Pack Memorial Library on Haywood Street. Photo by Jessica Wakeman In September 2018, Malaprops Bookstore/Cafe ...

The East Aurora Police Department has opened a new public sharps box for used needles and syringes. The box is open during ...

Because of the increased need for safe disposal options, sharps (needles, lancets and syringes) from households are now accepted at Hennepin County’s drop-off facilities at South Hennepin Recycling ...

"The sharps program is a anonymous, safe, free program to mitigate needles in the environment and in the solid waste," Kalliope Chute, a hazardous materials environmental specialist and manager of the ...