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kengrOkay, 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
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
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Date: 2015-06-12 07:04 am (UTC)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.
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Date: 2015-06-12 07:56 pm (UTC)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...