Sharps Disposal

If you use injectables for medical reasons and need access to a sharps disposal container, please contact the  Health Clinic 970-351-1919. Containers are available for free to students, staff, and faculty. 

Used needles and other sharps are dangerous to people and pets if not disposed of safely. Used sharps can injure people and spread infections that cause serious health conditions. The most common infections from sharps are: 

• Hepatitis B
• Hepatitis C
• HIV

Safe sharps disposal is important whether you are at home, at work, at school, traveling, or in other public places such as hotels, parks, restaurants and dining rooms. 

Never place loose needles and other sharps in trash cans or recycling bins and never flush them down the toilet. This puts sanitation and sewage workers, janitors, housekeepers, dishwashers, household members and children at risk of harm. 

Full sharps containers may be returned to the Health Clinic for proper disposal and you can pick up a new container free of charge.