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Sharps bin UPDATE

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Hazel

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Following on deom my post yesterday - I saw my GP this morning and the bottom line - she gave me a 0.6L bin and once full I have to return it to the surgery, where I will be given a new one. So a result!!

I will though still write to my MP as I think this hit and miss mess, needs sorting out.

Thanks to everyone who replied to the original thread.

I hope you too get a result. xx
 
I'm glad you have a working solution at last. That situation was utterly crazy. I agree, you should still write the letter though. Who knows how many other folk in your area have the same issue.
 
Hazel,

Glad they has been some good news on this I just hope when it comes to taking it to the surgery theres no bother, maybe she should write it down as proof lol.
 
Good result Hazel - just make sure that ONLY sharps (no strips etc) go in sharps bin and you close lid (loosely) and shake contents down occasionally, so you can get more in, before finally sealing and returning to GP.
 
Hi Hazel , my Gp has been providing this service for me for years.
 
can I ask - why no strips - surely as a blood product ............ don't understand. and you please explain
 
Sharps bins should be just for sharps.

Blood strips should be allowed as domestic waste in the same way a used plaster or sanitary product is.

If there is a specific ban on it, then some other method of disposal should be provided. What the council can't do is to ban a type of waste without suggesting and/or providing an alternative method of disposal.

Rob
 
Strips have blood, but far less than sanitary products. They aren't sharp, so don't need to be in a bin, as they can be contained in a clinical waste bag (usually yellow and sealed with tape and / or plastic tag in clinical settings) - or general landfill waste if produced in a home / domestic setting. Bins are more expensive than bags, although both ultimately need incineration.

I sometimes leave strips in sanitary bins in public toilets, if the situation is appropriate - ie my meter is with me in the toilet eg in motorway service stations, as I wouldn't leave my bag in a car or outside cubicle and don't always have someone with whom I could leave bag.

Edit - Rob has covered it already, but thought I'd leave the female approach, as sanitary bins are rare in male public toilets (there aren't any in the male toilet at my work place that I have to check, but obviously don't use!
 
Good!

I phoned our council this afternoon to find out where in partic you can take car batteries to these days, as we've had to replace 2 this week - husband's car and motorhome - that one is enormous. It has 2 integral handles and I still can't lift it. The bird who answered said Oh you can put them straight in the bin now!

I said Pardon? incredulously. Cos you have never ever been able to do that before in the 40 years I've been a householder so far. Are you absolutely sure? I asked. So she checked.

Funnily enough, it turns out there's just the one particular 'tip' you can take em to, the main one - oh surprise surprise, not ......

I suppose if we expected them to employ people who were able to discern the basic difference between eg a torch battery and a car battery, that would be asking a bit too much really .......

Gimme strength ......
 
Thanks peeps - I appreciate your prompt response
 
trophywench said:
Good!

I phoned our council this afternoon to find out where in partic you can take car batteries to these days, as we've had to replace 2 this week - husband's car and motorhome - that one is enormous. It has 2 integral handles and I still can't lift it. The bird who answered said Oh you can put them straight in the bin now!

I said Pardon? incredulously. Cos you have never ever been able to do that before in the 40 years I've been a householder so far. Are you absolutely sure? I asked. So she checked.

Funnily enough, it turns out there's just the one particular 'tip' you can take em to, the main one - oh surprise surprise, not ......

I suppose if we expected them to employ people who were able to discern the basic difference between eg a torch battery and a car battery, that would be asking a bit too much really .......

Gimme strength ......
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According to Lambeth Council's website, even torch batteries are hazardous waste (because they contain nasties such as mercury or cadmium) and it's thus illegal to dispose of them in the domestic waste stream. Fortunately, many large shops nowadays have recycling bins specifically for batteries.
 
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