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How does one clean up a snarl of used, uncapped drug syringes like this picture shows? I imagine you could use a snow shovel and a long push broom to get them
by awakeasleep 8y ago
How does one clean up a snarl of used, uncapped drug syringes like this picture shows?
I imagine you could use a snow shovel and a long push broom to get them into the shovel, but where do you put them afterwards? A garbage bag seems to be a bad idea, as it'd conceal the neon orange warning color of the syringes, while allowing the points to stab and infect anyone who handled the bag. Do you put them directly in a metal garbage can?
Afterwards how do garbage collectors in SF deal with this? Are thick leather gloves and maybe chaps enough to protect people?
- tommoor 8y agoI work and live in the tenderloin – usually the street teams use one of those telescoping grabbing poles to pick up needles. I heard one of those folks excitedly shout "jackpot" as they came across a bunch of needles on the floor the other day! I guess they're getting some pleasure out of cleaning up the neighbourhood at least…
- dickeytk 8y agothey put them into hard plastic containers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharps_waste https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharps_waste
- Tempest1981 8y agoWould this work? (And scrape off the needles somehow?) https://www.harborfreight.com/30-inch-magnetic-sweeper-with-wheels-93245.html https://www.harborfreight.com/30-inch-magnetic-sweeper-with-... (They make a 12" version too) Or this (stick)? https://www.harborfreight.com/15-lb-capacity-telescoping-magnetic-pickup-tool-95933.html https://www.harborfreight.com/15-lb-capacity-telescoping-mag...