How do you dispose of used blades?

[Joe Namath]

This arrived from China today. My new blade disposal system. Cost £1.89 on eBay.
Tidy, good size, inexpensive, childproof, wifeproof, should take years to fill, then either bin the whole thing or empty it into a sharps bin. Little safe type lock works really well. (At the moment). Cheered me up when it finally arrived, it's been just over a month. It's about the size of two cigarette packets stuck together.

 

[ajkel64]

Looks great, I just use a sealed money box.

 

[Joe Namath]

Yes, me too. It is sold as a money box and I decided that if I didn't like it when it came, I would use it as a money box.
What I like about this one is it's perfect size. Fits nicely on the shelf. I have a sharps bin too, which would take a decade to fill and is less attractive, so I keep it hidden away.

 

[toma.honfoglalo]

Very nice. I just ordered a money bank myself a few weeks ago from China too.

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[Scarry Knight]

Those are neat. Mines more generic.


Many older home’s medicine cabinets had a slot in the back so you could drop them down into the void in the wall, safely out of the way.

 

[BigJ]

Great looking! I have a very ‘plane Jane’ blade bank from WCS.

 

[dezmil]

Nice. I use chicken broth can with a slotted hole on top for emptying the broth and inserting used blades.

 

[Joe Namath]

So when a purpose made blade bank is full do you just throw the whole thing or can you empty it?

 

[Scarry Knight]

Mine can be emptied by removing its pressed in floor. I then wrap the stack in a few layers of duct tape and discard in the trash.

 

[Joe Namath]

Thanks Scarry, I looked at a steel Feather blade bank with a floral pattern but opted for a more masculine non floral design in 24 carat plastic.

 

[AimlessWanderer]

Mine is an old yeast tub with a slit cut in the pop off lid. Cheap and ugly. Just like its owner.

 

[Joe Namath]

Coming from South Yorkshire I believe you. Just watched Sheff Utd get beaten at home.

 

[Stuart Ganis]

Medical sharps container.

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[Joe Namath]

My sharps bin. I think I will empty the red money box into this when it's full.
By the time the sharps bin is full I will probably be too old to care.

 

[Macfrommichigan]

Swell. I use a little piggy bank.

 

[Hammer'nHank]

I replace the blade in its wrapper, snap it in half and tape over the edges from top to bottom and into the trash can it goes.

 

[VerbaVolant]

Medical sharps container, here too.

 

[Chevyguy]

Those are neat. Mines more generic.

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Many older home’s medicine cabinets had a slot in the back so you could drop them down into the void in the wall, safely out of the way.

It's only safe until you have to tear open the wall below the medicine cabinet, then you have a nasty sharp mess to clean up.

Clayton

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[Chevyguy]

So when a purpose made blade bank is full do you just throw the whole thing or can you empty it?

They are technically medical waste so take them to your doctor's office, or your local hospital. Some pharmacies will also dispose of them for you.

Clayton

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[epipeman]

I use an old Marmite jar.