"Sharps" is the name used to describe needles, syringes, and finger-prick lancets used outside the setting of hospitals and doctor's offices. For more information please call 765-472-7224.

Sharps must be packaged in a strong, sealed container before taking them for disposal. For more information please call 765-472-7224.

Seal the lid of your container when it is about 3/4 full and take it to one of the drop offs.

No! Sharps are not recyclable and should not be placed in a recycling bin. For more information please call 765-472-7224.

To properly prepare sharps for disposal:

-Use a container that is leak proof, shatterproof, and puncture resistant with a screw top. Good choices are durable plastic bottles such as empty detergent bottles. Bad choices are glass, aluminum, cardboard, or metal coffee cans with flimsy lids.

-Place sharps in the container immediately after using.

-Do not recap, bend, or break needles or lancets.

-Secure the screw top on the container and label it "SHARPS, Dispose of Properly" with a waterproof marker on the container or on masking tape over the container.

-An authorized medical waste company will dispose of your sharps in accordance with all applicable local, state, and federal regulations.

-Instead of making a sharps container, you may purchase one from your local pharmacy. You should also check with your health insurance provider to see if they will pay for or provide a sharps disposal container.

For more information please call 765-472-7224.

Instead of making a sharps container, you may purchase one from your local pharmacy. You should also check with your health insurance provider to see if they will pay for or provide a sharps disposal container. For more information please call 765-472-7224.

You may now take your sharps to one of the following participating pharmacies during normal pharmacy hours:

Solid Waste District Office 

2651 West Logansport Road

Peru, IN 46970

Phone: 765-472-7224

CVS Pharmacy

2 South Broadway Street

Peru, IN 46970

Phone: 765-472-4367

This program is only open to residents of Miami County. Sharps will not be accepted from private physician's offices or healthcare agencies. For more information please call 765-472-7224.

The service is free of charge to all Miami County residents. The cost is covered by the Miami County Solid Waste District. For more information please call 765-472-7224.