Sharps

You can dispose of sharps waste, including needles, syringes, lancets and other injection equipment, at a number of chemists and pharmacies in Lake Macquarie as below:

240L outdoor sharps bin, car park access road, Belmont Hospital, 16 Croudace Bay Road, BELMONT (Hospital Reception)

Caves Beach Pharmacy, Shop 9, 64 Caves Beach Road, CAVES BEACH NSW 2281 

Charlestown Pharmacy, 4/316 Charlestown Road, CHARLESTOWN NSW 2290 

Priceline Pharmacy Morisset, 9-11/35 Yambo Street, MORISSET NSW 2264 

Swansea Discount Drug Store, 148 Pacific Highway, SWANSEA NSW 2281

Guardian Pharmacy Warners Bay, Shop 13, 30 John Street, WARNERS BAY NSW 2282 

Terry White Chemmart Cardiff, 2/50 Harrison St, Cardiff NSW 2285

24-hour drop-off facilities are located at:

Sharps waste should never be disposed of in your household garbage or recycling bin or flushed down toilets or drains.

Sharps containers

You can purchase 1.4L or 3.1L medical sharps containers from selected pharmacies and our Customer Service Centre. For more information about this service, call us on 4921 0333 or email [email protected].

Reporting discarded sharps waste

You can report needles found in public places to the NSW Health Needle Clean-up Hotline on 1800 633 353.