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There are specific management requirements for special waste to minimise the risk of harm to the environment and human health. It is the responsibility of waste generators to classify their wastes for appropriate management and disposal.

‘Sharps waste’ is defined and classified as ‘special waste’ under Schedule 1 of the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 and the EPA’s Waste Classification Guidelines.

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Under NSW environment protection legislation, sharps waste is defined as any waste collected from designated sharps waste containers used in the course of business, commercial or community service activities. This includes any waste resulting from the use of sharps for any of the following purposes

If your community organisation or business provides a sharps disposal and collection service, you must comply with the same requirements as health professionals, and implement a Clinical and Related Waste Management Plan in accordance with NSW Health: Clinical and Related Waste Management for Health Services.

To find your nearest sharps disposal location or for more information about sharps disposal, contact your council, community health care provider or visit www.safesharps.org.au.

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If you use sharps for self-administered medical care or non-medical use, you should always place your used sharps in an approved personal sharps waste container or a sharps waste container provided as part of a commercial or community service.

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Health professionals who regularly deal with sharps wastes, including larger facilities such as hospitals, day-procedure centres, pathology laboratories, mortuaries or medical research facilities must develop and implement a Clinical and Related Waste Management Plan in accordance with NSW Health: Clinical and Related Waste Management for Health Services.

The sharps listed above have been excluded from the definitions of sharps waste and special waste to facilitate the management of municipal solid waste. Classifying personal-use sharps that are inadequately disposed of into the municipal solid waste stream as special waste would add significant complexities and costs for councils.

All sharps users must do the right thing when disposing of their used sharps. The inappropriate disposal of sharps, including needles, syringes and lancets, represents a health risk to the whole community.

Refer to NSW Health: Community Sharps Management Guidelines for NSW Councils to find out how to manage sharps that enter your municipal sharps waste stream due to inadequate disposal practices.