Katie Mullenfounder, marker 82 co (content creator + affiliate marketing)

Sharps disposal: the RIGHT way

12 Aug 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief YouTube segment, Katie Mullen highlights the widespread problem of improper sharps (needle) disposal, recounting an overheard conversation at a CVS pharmacy where a person claimed to have two gallons of used sharps and could not find a place to discard them. She stresses that sharps should never be thrown in household trash. Katie advises using an approved sharps container—or a sturdy substitute such as a milk carton—to store used needles, then disposing of them through proper channels. She recommends checking local county websites for designated drop‑off locations and notes that some pharmacy‑supplied sharps containers include prepaid shipping labels for return. The tone is informal and advisory, aiming to raise awareness and provide actionable tips for safe sharps disposal.

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A lot of people I know, and myself included, is not good at disposing of sharps the right way. I was just at CVS at the pharmacy and I overheard a guy asking the pharmacist like, do you know where I can dispose of sharps? I have like 2 gallons full of sharps that I need to get rid of but nobody will take them. And I wanted to be like, you're on peptides, aren't you? You're taking peptides. Same. Anyways, I feel like we never talk about that, but like you're not supposed to throw away your sharps in the garbage can at your house. You're supposed to get a sharps container or at least like a gal— like a milk carton or something and put them in there. and dispose of them the right way. You can look up your county website and they have special like drop-off places for used Sharp containers. Or I heard the pharmacist say if you order like a Sharps container, sometimes they'll come with like a shipping label where you just ship it back and that's how you dispose of them. Maybe we should all look into that and do it the right way. Just a tip.