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Sharps disposal in Haringey, North London

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Hello all. I'm a Type 2 on insulin living in Haringey Borough in North London. It seems from my enquiries that the only way to dispose of my full sharps bins is to use the collection service operated by Veolia on behalf of Haringey Council.

I'm loathed to carry on using their service as it's so unreliable and unpredictable. My first bin took several months to arrive, and the subsequent collection happened a week before it was booked to and I wasn't in. Veolia's advice if I'm not going to be in? Leave it in the front garden! A full sharps bin!

I would much prefer to drop my full bins somewhere myself, but it seems that in Haringey you can't take them to doctor's surgeries, chemists or hospitals, as I believe you can elsewhere in the country. You can only use this rather chaotic service.

Does anybody else have problems disposing of their sharps in this area? Any recommendations as to what else I can do?

Many thanks!
 
Welcome to the forum, LeoJBR. As the situation is specific to each borough / council, you'll have to pursue enquiries in your own borough. I suggest you contact your ward councillor by whatever means are listed on website or newsletters. Unless residents make them aware of problems with their selected waste disposal company, they will assume all is OK with the service paid for by council.
 
From previous posts it varies greatly around the country. I am able to take mine to the doctors.I get my bins on prescription.
 
UPDATE
Having spoken a couple of pharmacies in Haringey, it seems that Haringey policy changed a year ago, and now all needle users must use the Veolia-run council service, which as I've mentioned, is awful. If anyone has any other information, please post here. Thanks.

And yes, I'm formulating a complaint about the service to Haringey Council and will seek their reasoning for changing the service.
 
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