Biomedical waste disposalSCHD has primary authority and responsibility for facilities that generate, transport, store, or treat biomedical waste. These include hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, laboratories, funeral homes, dentists, veterinarians, physicians, tattooists, and body piercers. The objective of the biomedical waste program is to protect public health. When biomedical waste is improperly managed, it places health care workers, sanitation workers and the general public at risk for contracting an infectious disease. Chapter 64E-16, Florida Administrative Code, requires facilities that generate, transport, store, or treat biomedical waste to obtain a biomedical waste permit. Prescription medication disposalIt is important to properly dispose of prescription drugs so they do not contaminate the environment or water supplies. Sarasota County offers a Residential Pharmaceutical Disposal program available to all residents. Needle disposal (Sharps Program)Needles or lancets should never be placed in the garbage or in a recycling bin. SCHD's Sharps Program provides individuals a no-cost, safe, and legal way to dispose of syringes, needles, and lancets. Businesses are prohibited from using this public service program. Program participants can pick up and return medical waste containers at:
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