Sharps...

[deema]

Yep. I'm sure our binmen would really appreciate that....

Wheele bin, bin people never touch the contents, and you put broken glass in your waste bin?

 

[AJB Temple]

Depending on where you live perhaps. In Kent if you need to dispose of needles, then the doctor prescribes a sharps box when you first need the needles on s script, and pharmacy supples. When it is full you ring up the local authority and they collect the full one and replace it with a new one.

 

[Diver Fred]

When my last tenant moved out he left behind to 'Sharps' bins. Tried everywhere to get them disposed of, (his) Doctor's, local hospitals, Pharmacy - no one wanted to know. Then I found out that the local waste (the council dust bin service) service incinerates the rubbish they collect. So I taped the 2 bins together and put them in the dust bin of collection day.
The incineration plant collects the metal that passes through the plant - apparently most metal is melted and drops out of the ash into pea sized grains.

 

[Duncan A]

Local tips usually (always?) have a skip for metal items that don't go out with normal recycling. I just put such items (bandsaw blades etc) in a suitable bin then put them in the skip.
By the time I've got enough to be worth taking down, I've usually also got a collection of batteries, paint tins, wood, MDF, old tech items etc, so it's not a wasted journey for me. Having said that, the tip is only about 5 minutes away and I've got room to safely store all this junk until the allotted day.
..... and no children to hurt themselves on said junk!

 

[Ollie78]

I just use an old tin with a lid which I cut slot in and tape with duct tape currently a baby milk powder can. When its full the local metal collector is happy to take it.