Needle and Syringe disposal
If you find discarded syringes in a public place report them immediately using the below report form. Under normal circumstances, they will be collected within 1 day of receiving a report, free of charge. You should NOT remove needles or syringes yourself.
Due to the danger of needlestick injuries, needles and syringes should not be disposed of in the refuse collection. This presents a serious hazard to people collecting or handling the refuse.
Needles (sharps) disposal
Clinical waste should be disposed of in a responsible way.
A sharps bin should be used for disposal and then taken to a disposal point.
Sharps bins are plastic containers designed for the safe disposal of hazardous waste. Sharps bins are available on prescription from a doctor. They can take needles, empty syringes, empty insulin cartridges and lancets.
Full sharps boxes can be taken back to a doctors surgery for disposal, provided the practice is registered with the Environment Agency to accept this waste.
Please visit Worcestershire County Council website for a list of needle exchange locations in the district.
Sharps disposal points
The following pharmacies WILL accept boxes between 1 and 9 litre. They WILL accept yellow OR purple lidded boxes:
- Murrays Healthcare Malvern Pharmacies Group Maple Rd, Enigma Business Park, Malvern WR14 1GQ 01684 89194
- Murrays Healthcare Prospect View, 300 Pickersleigh Road, Malvern, WR14 2GP. Tel: 01684 567281
- Murrays Healthcare 146 Worcester Road, Malvern WR14 1SS 01684 575990
Please note, the below pharmacies are only obliged to take one litre Sharps boxes.
- Evans Pharmacy, 231 Worcester Road, Malvern, WR14 1SU. Tel: 01684 575216
- Lloyds Pharmacy 93-95 Barnards Green Road, Malvern WR14 3LU 01684 573811
- Virdee G (Lygon Pharmacy) 84 Worcester Road, Malvern WR14 1NY01684 561196
Additional Sharps disposal points in Worcestershire:
Scriptcare Ltd (T/A Hillview Pharmacy) | 60 Bromsgrove Road, Redditch, Worcestershire | B97 4RN |
Stewarts Pharmacy | 75-77, Port Street, Evesham, Worcestershire | WR11 3LF |
Vale Pharmacy | Evesham Medical Centre, Abbey Lane, Evesham, Worcestershire | WR11 4BS |
Stewarts Pharmacy | The Chapel,Waterside, Evesham, Worcestershire | WR11 1JZ |
Scales Pharmacy | 40-42 Astwood Road, Worcester, Worcestershire | WR3 8EZ |
Scales Pharmacy | 37-8 Upper Tything, Worcester, Worcestershire | WR1 1JZ |
Scales Pharmacy | 27 Lichfield Avenue, Worcester, Worcestershire | WR5 1NW |
PCT (Peak Pharmacy) | Turnpike House Medical Centre, 35 Newtown Road, Worcester, Worcestershire | WR5 1HG |
PCT (The Halt Pharmacy) | 1A Ingles Drive, Henwick Road, Halt, Worcester, Worcestershire | WR2 5HL |
PCT (Peak) | Elbury Moor Health Centre, Fairfield Close, Worcester, Worcestershire | WR4 9TX |
PCT (Peak) | St Johns Medical Centre, 299 Bromyard Road, Worcester, Worcestershire | WR2 5PB |
PCT (Peak) | Bewdley Medical Centre, Dog Lane, Bewdley, Worcestershire | DY12 2EF |
PCT (Peak) | Barbourne Health Centre, 4 Droitwich Road, Worcester, Worcestershire | WR3 7LH |
J&J Pharmacy | 177 Bath Road, Worcester, Worcestershire | WR5 3AQ |