fun and games

[kengr]

Okay, as Imentioned, Tuesday I went to the Multnomah County clinicto drop off my full sharps container and pick up a new one. I got the new one, but was informed they no longer took them.

I was told (and a *large* poster next to me also said) that I could take the full container to any fire station.

Well, I looked up fire stations and found one that was only about a mile and a half away. A nice ride for this early in the season.

So I get there. And get informed tthat there's been a recent policy change and *they* aren't supposed to take them either. (They let me do it this once, thankfully)

So after I post this I'm calling the clinic to let them know and ask where exactly I am supposed to take them *now*?

I don't expect to get much of an answer, so my *next* stop will likely be emailing a local TV station.Especially since they recently did a bunch of stories about used needles being dumped on riverside property that eventually turned out to be owned by the city or county. And they took the better part of a week to clean it up. And a week later, there were just as many needles.

So I'd say these policy changes are a reasonable followup story, yes?


I took a couple side trips on the way home, so I got some extra mileage. Speed is low because I had to walk the bike back up the hill.


bike stats
distance: 4.91 miles
moving time 55min 27 sec
max speed 12.3 mph
moving average: 5.3 mph

Comments

[seawasp]

Ahhh, for the old days where you just mashed the needle on the nearest hard surface to make it no longer usable and then tossed it in the trash; I had to do that for a while when we were doing my desensitization therapy at home.

[kengr]

I recall raiding my dentist's trash (we were grabbing the lead foil from the dental x-ray things) as a teen. They didn't even bend the needles.

[glinda-w.livejournal.com]

Heh. Turns out I have to figure that out for where I live; my cat is now diabetic, two shots per day. Hopefully for at least 6 years, I'd like her to make it to 18...

[kengr]

Well, after some searching online (I used: portland needle disposal) I found out that there are a couple of Bi-Marts that'll accept them. But it'll cost me $5. I will get a new container out of that.

There's also the metro hazardous waste disposal stations. But they not only want $5, as the page is written, there's *another* $5 on top of that.

Yeesh.

The info on Bi-Mart (again from the Metro Hazardous wastes site) worded such that I can't tell if I have to pay a second $5 fee there too.

Since I can still get *free* sharps containers at the clinic, I may ask Bi-mart what the fee is if I *don't* want to get the replacement from them. I'll also check with my insurance to see if I can claim these fees with them.

[glinda-w.livejournal.com]

Yeesh indeed.

I need to pick up a couple of refills today, so I'll ask at the pharmacy (Safeway); I'm sure someone there knows if there's a place on Bainbridge, or over in Poulsbo...