Sharps and Medical Waste
Needles and syringes, often referred to as sharps, should not be placed in the garbage, recycling containers, or down the toilet. Sharps are defined as having the potential to puncture or lacerate. These include syringes with needles, detached needles, and disposable lancets. Because they are used for medical purposes, or may have come in contact with garbage or wastewater, sharps may carry infectious diseases and can pose a danger to solid waste workers or anyone who accidentally comes in contact with them.
PLEASE NOTE: The SWA does NOT accept sharps or biomedical waste at any facility.
PLEASE NOTE: The SWA does NOT accept sharps or biomedical waste at any facility.
Home Users
Do not place sharps in the garbage or recycling.Florida Health Palm Beach County has a Sharps Depository program specifically for home users. For information and drop-off locations, call the Florida Health Palm Beach County 's Biomedical Waste Section at 561-837-5900.
Current Florida Health Palm Beach County sharps exchange locations:
| Exchanger |
Address |
Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Jupiter Auxiliary Health Center | 6405 Indiantown Road in Jupiter |
561-746-6751 |
| West Palm Beach Health Center | 1150 45th St. in West Palm Beach |
561-514-5300 |
| C.L. Brumback Health Center | 38754 State Road 80 in Belle Glade |
561-996-1600 |
| Lantana / Lake Worth Health Center | 1250 Southwinds Drive in Lantana |
561-547-6800 |
| Delray Beach Health Center | 225 S. Congress Ave. in Delray Beach |
561-274-3100 |
For more information on sharps disposal, please view the United States Environmental Protection Agency and Florida Health Palm Beach County
publications on the right hand side of this page.
Some pharmacies also have mail-back programs available.