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New Home-Generated Sharps Law in California

Learn about California's Sharps Law for home-generated sharps waste, including disposal options and resources available. Find out where to dispose of sharps and how to handle them safely.

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New Home-Generated Sharps Law in California

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  1. New Home-Generated Sharps Law in California

  2. Sharps Usage in CA • 40 Million People in CA • 7.6% are Diabetic • 16% Inject Insulin • 486,000 People Self-Inject Insulin in CA • 2 Syringes Used Per Day/Person

  3. Sharps Usage in CA • 355 Million Syringes for Diabetics • Only 30% of Self-Injectors are Self-Injecting Diabetics • Could be 1 Billion Sharps Per Year Needed to Be Disposed

  4. SB 1305-Sharps Law • Effective September 1, 2008 • Added Home-Generated Sharps Waste • Home-Generated Sharps are not Medical Waste • Requires Special Handling and Disposal

  5. Home-Generated Sharps Waste Disposal Ban Sharps Can’t be Placed in the Following Containers: • Solid Waste, • Recyclable Materials, and • Greenwaste.

  6. Enforcement Enforcement of This Law is Unclear and May Only be Done Through a Local Ordinance.

  7. Disposal Options for Home-Generated Sharps Waste • Household Hazardous Waste Facility, • Sharps Consolidation Point, • Medical Waste Generator Facility, or • Mail-back Container.

  8. Disposal Options-Consolidation Points • Must Accept Home-Generated Sharps • Need Written Approval from Local Enforcement Agency • Must Accept Sharps in Approved Containers; and • Sharps Must be Handled, Stored and Transported as a Medical Waste After Receipt.

  9. What is the CIWMB Doing Regarding Sharps? Set Up a Web Page-www.ciwmb.ca.gov/HHW/Sharps • Law • Where to Dispose of Sharps-Searchable Database • Summary of Local Programs • Survey • Listserv • Survey Information • Poster, Brochure, Mailer • Link to FDA Approved Containers • Powerpoint Presentations from Workshops • Links to Other Resources

  10. Other Resources California Dept of Public Health-www.cdph.ca.gov • Medical Waste Management Act • Alternative Treatment Technology List • Registered Transporter List CIWMB-www.ciwmb.ca.gov/HHW/Sharps San Luis Obispo County Ordinance-Mandatory Take Back Diabetes Cost Calculator

  11. Strategy • Catalog Consolidation Points and Obtain New Ones by Mailer • Provide Brochure to Pharmacies, Doctor Offices • Work with Diabetes Educators-12 Chapters and 1,000 Educators • Contact Non-Diabetic Illness Organizations, such as MS • Press Release on New Law • Promote Searchable Database

  12. Jim Cropper(916) 341-6595jcropper@ciwmb.ca.gov

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