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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="#000099" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;color:#000099">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sharps should not be mixed with collected pharmaceuticals.&nbsp;&nbsp; Unsterilized used needles
 can transmit disease and cause infections if someone gets pricked.&nbsp; Additionally, sharps require separate handling since they can cause problems with the machinery at incinerators.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; <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:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;color:#000099">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; There are mail back companies that sell postage paid containers to collect sharps in, which
 can then be mailed to the company for destruction.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.Sharpsinc.com">
www.Sharpsinc.com</a> is one company I am familiar with, but I&#8217;m sure there are others.&nbsp;
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-weight:bold">From:</span></font></b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"> 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?&nbsp; 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:&quot;Garamond&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;color:#215868;font-weight:bold">Deborah Hauser<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" color="#215868" face="Garamond"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Garamond&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;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:&quot;Garamond&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;color:#215868;font-weight:bold">Please note that my name has changed (previously Hoffman).&nbsp; Please update your address book.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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