At home, we've used (at hospital advice) an empty laundry detergent container, well marked "SHARPS - DO NOT RECYCLE." In Minnesota, anyway, it's legal to then put the closed container into the garbage. It's possible that your local hospital would be willing to let you dispose of them there, too.

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On Sep 17, 2014, at 11:17 AM, Shana West wrote:

I would use a sharps container like these:
http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=3761841
Cheers,
Shana

On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 9:56 AM, Regina Gorham <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Hello all! 
A quick question for this Wednesday. Last week I was left a box of old glass syringes, complete with some needles, at the front desk of the museum. Since they are not pieces with any story or local connection I am trying to figure out how to safely dispose of them and was wondering if anyone has run into this in the past and what their course of action was. 

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Sincerely,
Regina 

Regina Gorham
Assistant Curator
Midway Village Museum

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