Sharps Disposal

Follow these procedures to drop off household sharps at our designated disposal site:

• Sharps must be safely packaged
• Sharps must be received by a pharmacy employee during business hours
• Bring to the side door at the Outpatient Pharmacy and ring the bell
• Once inside the door, deposit your sharps in the approved container

Questions or more information about sharps call Environment & Safety at (585) 275-2056.

When You Package Your Own Sharps for Disposal

Needles and other sharps must avoid causing harm to other people. Following is a list of acceptable containers for disposal:

• Hard plastic sharp shelters purchased from a pharmacy
• Coffee cans with tight fitting covers and sharps pointed DOWN
• Hard plastic detergent bottle with cap
• Two liter soda container with cap