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Make sharps disposal bins free of charge to collect.

Closed 33 signatures

What the petition asks

I am starting this petition to make the collection of sharps disposal bins free of charge.
I'm starting this petition because I am a type 1 diabetic and I have to use a sharps disposal bin for my insulin cartridges, needles, blood test strips and my blood testing pen drums. Because this is a lot of sharps wastage i end up filling a sharps bin within a couple weeks.The collection of sharps bins used to be free of charge but now there not, you can only have 2 free collections per 12 months and any other collections after would be £5 each time, so I would end up spending £30 or even more per year because I have a lot of sharps wastage from my diabetic stuff. I find this very unfair for anyone who uses a sharps disposal bin as no one chooses to be ill and have to use sharps bin for their wastage and some people might not be able to afford it.

Timeline

17 Jan 2019 Petition opened for signatures
17 Jul 2019 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 33
Status Closed
Opened 17 Jan 2019
Closed 17 Jul 2019

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.