Sharps disposal: difference between revisions
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| 107 | ; Household refuse : Prohibited for sharps in many jurisdictions. Where permitted, guidance generally requires a rigid, sealed, puncture-resistant container and explicitly excludes glass and plastic bottles.{{r|fda_sharps}} | 107 | ; Household refuse : Prohibited for sharps in many jurisdictions. Where permitted, guidance generally requires a rigid, sealed, puncture-resistant container and explicitly excludes glass and plastic bottles.{{r|fda_sharps}} |
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| + | 109 | The regulatory patchwork is itself a documented obstacle. Reviews of community sharps management have repeatedly found that a substantial proportion of self-injecting individuals report disposing of sharps in household refuse, and have attributed this primarily to the absence of a signposted alternative rather than to disregard of the risk.{{r|who2015sharps}} | |
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| 109 | == References == | 111 | == References == |
| 110 | {{reflist}} | 112 | {{reflist}} |