Safe Needle Disposal

• Do not recap the needle.
• Wear garden, work or medical gloves as a barrier, not protection.
• Use tweezers, pliers or tongs to pickup by the end that is not the sharp end, and keep away from your body.
• Place the needle, sharp end first, into a hard container while holding the container horizontally and ensure needles cannot poke through the side.
• Put the container lid on tightly and tape it.
• Wash your hands with soap and water or hand sanitizer.
• Store the container in a safe place away from children until you can dispose of it safely at the listed disposal sites.
• Please do not place needles in the City garbage or recycling containers. Place the needle in one of the designated drop boxes around the city.

If you suffer a needle stick injury:

• Allow the wound to bleed freely. Do not squeeze the wound.
• Wash the wound with soap and water. Do not suck on the wound even if water is not available.
• Take careful note of the characteristics of the needle and injury (size, type, depth of penetration).
• Do not recap the needle.
• Contact your doctor or visit the hospital emergency department as soon as possible.
• Package the needle using the safe needle pickup procedure in a hard-surfaced, enclosed container and take it to the emergency department with you.

Educate Children About Finding Needles

Ensure children understand they should never pick up needles. If they find a discarded needle, they should notify a trusted adult immediately. 

Drop Box Locations

• Yorkton Fire Protection Services - 9 Smith Street East
• Yorkton Regional Health Centre - 270 Bradbrooke Drive
• SIGN on Broadway - 345 Broadway Street West
• Bruno's Place - 139 Dominion Avenue