What are eligible collection methods for sharps?
1) A household hazardous waste facility 2) A “home-generated sharps consolidation point” 3) A medical waste generator’s facility 4) A facility through the use of a medical waste mail-back container approved by the State Department of Health Services Question: The grant announcement identifies Program scoring criteria that includes “expand a facility for u-waste/sharps, or innovative u-waste/sharps partnerships program.” [page 13]; however, the announcement specifically identifies “Management, handling, disposal, or treatment of ..medical wastes, and”[page 11, ineligible costs, bullet 17]. Please verify that sharps are not included in the definition of medical wastes and are for this grant purpose, defined as universal wastes. Answer: Senate Bill 1305 (Figueroa, statutes of Health and Safety Code, Chapter 64, updated the Medical Waste Management Act by excluding home generated sharps waste, as defined, from the definition of medical waste. Sharps are not considered universal waste, but
