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Archive Home > 2008 > May > 16 > Landfill might quit accepting used needles from hospitals

Landfill might quit accepting used needles from hospitals

Disposal of hazardous ‘sharps’ requires more space and money

By Hillary Borrud / The Bulletin
May 16, 2008

Amid concerns about the high cost of disposing of needles and other medical materials known as sharps, Deschutes County’s Knott Landfill is considering whether it can continue to accept them.

St. Charles in Bend and Redmond currently dispose of their medical sharps at Knott Landfill,....

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