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Sharps Disposal

Sharps disposal services are available for people with diabetes at selected pharmacies and other authorised collection points in NSW.

Each public hospital in NSW is required to provide a free disposal service for community sharps. Please contact your local hospital for information about the service.

For more information, download our sharps disposal brochure, also available in Arabic, Chinese, Greek, Italian, Vietnamese or pictorial format.

Securing Sharps

Your sharps must be secured in a strong puncture resistant container, such as an Australian Standard Sharps container (available from Diabetes Australia, pharmacies and some councils) or a screw top strong plastic container or bottle. Check with your hospital or council to see which type and size of container they will accept. Sharps must NOT be placed in any recycling bins.

Sydney (Metropolitan NSW) Council Areas

Ashfield	Bankstown	Blacktown	Baulkham Hills	Campbelltown
Camden	Canterbury	Canada Bay	City of Sydney	Fairfield
Gosford	Holroyd	Hornsby	Kogarah	Lane Cove
Liverpool	Manly	Marrickville	Parramatta	Pittwater
Randwick	Rockdale	Ryde	Strathfield	Sutherland
Waverley	Willoughby	Wollongong

A list of sharps disposal services in and around Sydney by council areas is also available in PDF form...

Download the Sydney and Metropolitan list (PDF)

Regional NSW Council Areas

Albury	Armidale	Ballina	Bathurst	Bega
Berrigan	Bland	Blayney	Broken Hill	Cessnock
Coffs Harbour	Coolamon	Corowa	Cootamundra	Cowra
Culcairn	Dubbo	Dungog	Eurobodalla	Gilgandra
Gloucester	Grafton	Great Lakes	Greater Taree	Griffith
Gundagai	Gunnedah	Holbrook	Junee	Kempsey
Kiama	Lachlan	Lake Macquarie	Lismore	Liverpool Plains
Maitland	Nambucca	Narrandera	Newcastle	Orange
Port Macquarie	Port Stephens	Shellharbour	Shoalhaven	Tamworth
Temora	Tumut	Wakool	Wagga Wagga	Wellington
Wingecarribee	Wollondilly	Wyong	Young

A list of sharps disposal services in regional NSW by council areas is also available in PDF form...

Download the Regional NSW list (PDF)

Other Disposal Points

Some Diabetes Australia-NSW Centres also have sharps disposal facilities. Health Professionals can order community sharps disposal brochures for your facility.

If your council is not listed, public hospitals across NSW accept used sharps in appropriate disposal containers at their medical waste disposal point. 'Community sharps' include finger prickers or blood glucose lancets, syringes, pen needles and needles used to insert insulin pump tubing.

If you have any problems with sharps disposal in your area or if there are any errors or omissions to this list please email us info@diabetesnsw.com.au or call the Diabetes Australia Customer Care Line on 1300 136 588.

Page last updated: 20 November 2009