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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="#000099" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000099"> Sharps should not be mixed with collected pharmaceuticals. Unsterilized used needles
can transmit disease and cause infections if someone gets pricked. Additionally, sharps require separate handling since they can cause problems with the machinery at incinerators. If an entity wanted to collect sharps in a heavy duty container, they would
need to check with their disposal facility to see if they can accept them. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="#000099" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000099"> There are mail back companies that sell postage paid containers to collect sharps in, which
can then be mailed to the company for destruction. <a href="http://www.Sharpsinc.com">
www.Sharpsinc.com</a> is one company I am familiar with, but I’m sure there are others.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy">Deborah L. DeBiasi</span></font><font size="2" color="#000099" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000099">,
</span></font><font size="2" color="navy" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy">Virginia DEQ</span></font><font size="2" color="#000099" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000099">
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</span></font><font size="2" color="navy" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy">Office of Water Permits
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</span></font><b><font size="2" color="navy" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy;font-weight:bold">Email: Deborah.DeBiasi@deq.virginia.gov</span></font></b><b><i><font size="2" color="#000099" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000099;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic"><br>
</span></font></i></b><font size="2" color="navy" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy">PH: 804-698-4028</span></font><font size="2" color="#000099" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000099"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";font-weight:bold">From:</span></font></b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us
[mailto:pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us] <b><span style="font-weight:bold">On Behalf Of
</span></b>Hauser, Deborah<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, March 31, 2015 11:43 AM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> [Pharmwaste] sharps<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Greetings,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">For the states that have already been collecting in pharmacies (like Iowa), what are the experiences with sharps? Are pharmacies providing a separate collection container for
sharps adjacent to the container for other pharmaceutical?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thank you,<br>
Deb<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" color="#215868" face="Garamond"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#215868;font-weight:bold">Deborah Hauser<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" color="#215868" face="Garamond"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#215868;font-weight:bold">Environmental Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" color="#215868" face="Garamond"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#215868;font-weight:bold">Division of Materials and Waste Management<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" color="#215868" face="Garamond"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#215868;font-weight:bold">614.728.5353<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" color="#215868" face="Garamond"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#215868;font-weight:bold">Please note that my name has changed (previously Hoffman). Please update your address book.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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