Hypodermic Needles and Syringes
Recyclable?
Blue Bins & Chutes
Other Recycling
Recommended
Trash
It is possible to dispose of these in the trash if you take suitable safety precautions.
Follow these steps:
- Put the cap back on the needle
- Put the needle in a thick plastic bottle (eg clothes detergent bottle - not PET water bottle)
- Put the cap back on the bottle and tape up the cap
- Mark “do not recycle - sharp objects” on the side
- Throw in trash
See image below.
General Waste
Alternative
Tips & Suggestions
The plastic barrel of the syringe is recyclable polypropelene
If you have a large quantity of such syringes, you can separate all the barrels (the clear tube without plunger) from the rest of the syringe, rinse the barrels out, stock them up and pass them to plastify.sg. The rest of the needle should be disposed of safely per info above.
The Plastic Project (closed)
Info & Insights
Syringes are considered biohazardous waste. Where possible, they should be disposed of with a medical establishment.
However if you take the necessary precautions, they can be disposed of safely in the trash.
Needles and screw caps are not recyclable.
