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Sharps Disposal

Council operates a sharps disposal container exchange service during business hours for community members residing in Burnie. A small fee is charged for each 1.4 litre container exchange.

Should you require a sharps disposal service for a commercial enterprise (such as chemists, medical practitioners, vets, farmers, etc) please contact a licensed waste contractor who operate services for biohazard materials.

What to do if sharps are found in a public place?

Council supplies sharps containers in the majority of public toilets to help encourage individuals to safely dispose of sharps.

However if you see any sharps, especially needles and syringes lying around the Burnie municipality, please call the Burnie City Council on 03 6430 5700 or use the free SnapSendSolve app.

Trained staff will safely collect and dispose of them.

Related Information

Needle and Syringe Program (DHHS)
Report needle/s in a public place
Fees for sharps container exchange(PDF, 89KB)

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Monday-Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm
Closed Public Holidays

Burnie City Council
PO Box 973
80 Wilson Street
Burnie, TAS 7320

Phone: (03) 6430 5700
Email: burnie@burnie.tas.gov.au

ABN: 29 846 979 690

Acknowledgement of Country

Burnie City Council acknowledges that every part of Australia is, always was and always will be, Aboriginal land. Burnie City Council pays respect to the pakana/palawa – original owners and cultural custodians – of all the lands and waters across trouwunna/lutruwita/Tasmania upon which pataway/Burnie is situated and where our Council meets.

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