Medical Waste

Medical waste, including medications and sharps, should always be handled carefully and disposed of properly.

Medications

What do you do with the medication you no longer want or need? To start, never flush unwanted medication down the toilet or pour it down the drain where it can harm the environment. Also, medication should not be thrown in the trash or recycling where it could be found by pets or other people and accidentally or intentionally misused.

Disposal

The RecycleRight tool will guide you through the steps of disposing of medications. First, you’ll determine if the medication is controlled or non-controlled and follow the instructions from there.

Disposal with Waste Connections

Non-controlled medications may be disposed free of charge at our three drop-off locations in Clark County during limited hours.

Sharps

Sharps include hypodermic needles, syringes or intravenous (IV) tubing with needles attached, scalpel blades, and lancets that have been removed from the original sterile package. Sharps should never be placed in the garbage or recycling. Improper disposal of sharps can hurt Waste Connections employees who come into contact with your garbage or recycling. Accidental contact with sharps can introduce diseases such as HIV and hepatitis B and C.

Disposal

The RecycleRight tool will guide you through the steps of disposing of sharps. Sharps can be disposed at our three drop-off locations in Clark County during regular business hours.