Home
Log in / Sign Up
    Private Messages   Advanced Search   Rules   New User Guide   FAQ   Advertise   Contact Us  
Forum -> Household Management
Sharp blades



Post new topic   Reply to topic View latest: 24h 48h 72h

greenfire




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Jan 12 2015, 12:53 pm
how do you dispose of sharp blades ??? I'm always fearful some garbage man or a wild animal foraging for food will cut themselves ...
Back to top

water_bear88




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Jan 12 2015, 1:44 pm
People I've known who had needles around from insulin or fertility drugs usually put them in something with a lid (like an empty container from peanut butter or cottage cheese) and then throw out the container.
Back to top

Rubber Ducky




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Jan 12 2015, 1:52 pm
That's a good idea.

I sometimes tape sharp blades to a piece of corrugated cardboard.
Back to top

greenfire




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Jan 12 2015, 2:36 pm
I think of putting them in aluminum foil - but they don't seem so safe

the container sounds good - unless it cracks

the corrugated box edge also seems good - I might try that - but when someone thinks it's cardboard they might just see it as such and not be careful

I guess I have to check my head as to why I care if the garbage is safe Scratching Head
Back to top

myself




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Jan 12 2015, 2:43 pm
water_bear88 wrote:
People I've known who had needles around from insulin or fertility drugs usually put them in something with a lid (like an empty container from peanut butter or cottage cheese) and then throw out the container.


PSA: Medical sharps should always be disposed in a sharps disposal box like this:
http://www.medsecure.co.uk/cat.....poAzA

Using a peanut butter container is an idea for other sharps, though I assume they are often larger then the container. I'm ambivalent when disposing of no-longer-usable-for-me knives...
Back to top

FranticFrummie




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Jan 12 2015, 3:54 pm
Kitchen knives can be donated to Goodwill.

Medical sharps go in a pharmacy approved container.

Box cutter blades can go into a Gatorade bottle, and duct tape the cap on well.

When in doubt, call your garbage company for advice.
Back to top

amother


 

Post Mon, Jan 12 2015, 7:08 pm
what a putting it into a flattened paper towel roll empty tube and duct taping the top closed and taping the bottom to the handle?
Back to top

greenfire




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Jan 12 2015, 7:09 pm
there's no handle just a utility blade ~ but I taped it to a piece of a corrugated box & dumped it in the rubbish
Back to top
Page 1 of 1 Recent Topics




Post new topic   Reply to topic    Forum -> Household Management

Related Topics Replies Last Post
Which store in Flatbush Boro Park has sharp grated marror?
by amother
9 Mon, Mar 18 2024, 9:49 pm View last post
Sharp musty smell
by amother
3 Sun, Oct 01 2023, 2:46 pm View last post
Elementary and middle school girls - roller blades?
by amother
1 Mon, Jun 12 2023, 4:57 pm View last post
by keym
Toivel sharp blades
by amother
2 Wed, May 10 2023, 1:06 pm View last post