What do you do with your old needles??

[Annie Pearl]

I put mine in an empty aspirin bottle with a child guard cap. I keep one bottle on my machine table and one in my sewing basket for hand needles.

[lilmouse]

Mine go into a bottle for disposal and the bottle goes into the trash....a friend of mine years ago - her husband got stuck handling trash...it was a horrible time for them...he couldn't even kiss his own wife or their kids or anything...had to get tested monthly as well...

[Navy Wife]

I keep my in an old medicine bottle and throw away when full. My DIL adopted 2 cats who were found in the "dump", so I don't want anyone or anything to be injured.

[Sandy Navas]

My 'trash' collector service includes a notice on their billing that reads: DUE TO LIABILITY & SAFETY CONCERNS, WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD PUT ALL NEEDLES INTO A PLASTIC CONTAINER & EMPTY OUT PILLS FROM THE BOTTLE INTO THE TRASH TO ENSURE PROPER DISPOSAL.

[Karena1984]

I put mine with the used diabetic needles. Just because I don't want sharp things in the trash. I'm wondering though if needles can be recycled? We have our bins picked up every week. I may check with our recycling company.

I use my daughters sharps container too!!

[Hulamoon]

Save them all year (an old Rx container works well) and then on February 8th you can celebrate Hari-Kuyo, the Japanese observance of bent and broken needles.

That was interesting.

Into my sewing trash can. So special treatment or observances.

[Ahamblin]

I put mine in a pill container along with old pins then throw that in the trash when full. I worked for Waste Management for years as the Public Relations Coordinator for a landfill. I spent a lot of time both at the working face and our recycling transfer station. There is a small risk of sharps in a modern landfill but a much larger risk at the recycling plants. That is still very labor intensive and requires a lot of hand sorting. It is also amazing the paper that is put in the recycling bin - credit card statements, social security numbers, etc. After seeing that I bought a shredder.

[Diva Deb]

Thank you for asking about this. I have to admit to ignorance in how I was just throwing mine in the trash. I'm grabbing an old pill bottle to use from here on out.