Used needles must NEVER be disposed of in domestic household waste nor should they be bent or broken before disposal and you should never try to recap a needle.
Should you need to dispose of needles or sharps, you should do so in a “sharps bin” – a specially designed rigid box with a lid, which is available on a prescription (FP10) from your GP or pharmacist.
When full, the sharps bin can be returned to local chemists, who will dispose of it safely.
Unfortunately, GP practices are unable to accept full sharps boxes for disposal.
