
Since we know we can’t throw our used sharps into the trash basket (at least in theory we know this to be true) Novo Nordisk, Walgreens and a company named Sharps Compliance Corp. are working together to ensure our waste management is sanitary and sanctioned.
Here’s the deal: Walgreens is offering a free (patent-pending) Sharps’ Complete Needle Collection & Disposal System from October 23 through November 19. It’s an arbitrary timeframe until you see it runs throughout National Diabetes Month. Full disclosure: I think you buy the container and then get a rebate. The Complete Needle Collection & Disposal System will cost around $5 for the container and $20 to ship it a facility for appropriate disposal.
How does it work? It’s a 3 step process: contain, seal, shop. It is a 1 quart container that holds up to 300 pen needles or 70 1cc syringes or 30 3cc syringes. When it’s full – you close the top and pack it up for the US Postal approved delivery to a facility that will properly dispose of your needles.
Like I said – Walgreens and Novo Nordisk are promoting this service for free for National Diabetes Month. Visit your local Walgreens to get a free try at this Complete Needle Collection & Disposal System or checkout the site: https://www.completeneedle.com/
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