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Sharps -
Including
needles, syringes and lancets must be placed in a rigid, puncture resistant
container with a secure closure.
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of July 1996, sharps from Dutchess County households can be taken to area
hospitals for proper disposal. Some area hospitals offer approved
containers for sale. |
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| Sharps in
improper containers can cause injury to sanitation workers handling your
household trash. |
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| Used Sharps
Cannot Be Recycled! Sharps containers should never be placed in recycling
bins. |
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Where to Go With
Sharps Containers
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Northern
Dutchess Hospital:
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| Residents
may bring their sharps containers to Plant Services Monday through Friday 8AM to
4PM. For more information contact Northern Dutchess Hospital at (845)
871-3900. |
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| St. Francis
Hospital:
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| Sharps containers
will be accepted Mon thru Fri between 6:30AM and 10PM and Sat & Sun between
7:30AM and 4PM in the Resource Center on the 1st
Floor in the Thome Building. Call (845) 483-5000. Or, you may also
drop off quart size or smaller sharps containers in the black kiosk
near the Turning Point entrance. |
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Vassar
Brothers Hospital:
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containers will be accepted by requesting a security officer at the
info desk in the main lobby, everyday between 8AM and 8PM.
Call (845) 454-8500 ext 74402. Sharps containers may be purchased at
the hospital. |
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| Contact: |
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| Pat Vanca
RN |
| Wingate At Saint
Francis, Inc. |
| 10 Hastings Drive |
| Beacon, NY
12508 |
| (845) 440-1600 ext: 619 |
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Directions
from Route 9D: |
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| Cross over from
Route 9D onto Red Schoolhouse Road, then turn right onto Route
52/Fishkill Avenue. Continue on Route 52/Fishkill Avenue, turn
right at Delavan Avenue, then continue up the hill and make a right
at Hastings Drive. |
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Directions
from Main Street Beacon: |
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| Start out going
Southwest on Main Street toward Herbert Street. Turn right
onto Herbert Street. Turn right onto Blackburn Avenue.
Turn right onto Fishkill Avenue/ Route52. Turn left onto
Delavan Avenue. Turn right onto Hastings Drive. |
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Sharps
containers are available for purchase starting at $2.50 for a
2 quart size
container. |
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Each location
reserves the right to reject improper containers.
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For more information about sharps and solid waste
management,
call us at (845)
463-6020 or email us:
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No hypodermic syringes, needles or lancets (Sharps) of any kind are
collected or accepted at Dutchess County Resource Recovery Agency.
