This guidance document provides instruction on segregation and disposal of metal sharps. Metal sharps include: needles, scalpels, razor blades and other metal blades. All metal sharps—regardless of ...

The city implemented an outdoor sharps disposal kiosk earlier this month. The kiosk is meant for safe disposal of objects ...

A statewide push is underway to keep dangerous items out of the trash. The Spring 2025 effort highlights health risks, ...

Broken glass boxes can be obtained from EHS. For more details, refer to the Clean Glass Waste Disposal Procedure Sharps should never be thrown away in regular garbage bins. Needles should not be bent, ...

Improperly discarded medications and medical sharps pose a growing threat to public health, sanitation workers, and the ...

This week, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency’s Acting Director James Jennings announced a funding opportunity that ...