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Needle Collection Programs

Contact: Florida Health

Find help in disposing of needles from your home.

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Needle collection programs exist in many Florida counties. These programs will help you in disposing of needles, syringes with needles, and lancets that have been used by you or a family member in the treatment at home of an allergy, acute illness, or chronic disease such as diabetes. Use the list below to check for program availability in your county. These programs are county specific, so call your county contact person for more information. Should your county not appear on the list, please contact us at the address listed above.

To implement a sharps collection program in your facility, you will need:

  • Complete and submit an Application for Biomedical Waste Needle Collection Program Permit to the local County Health Department.  There is no fee charged for this permit as it is a service to the community.
  • A written operating plan. If the facility currently has one for their biomedical waste generator's permit, it can be amended to include the operating procedures for the collection site.
  • Biomedical waste training for any personnel handling the biomedical waste.
  • A log of the biomedical waste (containers of sharps) received, including the date the waste was received, a description of what was received (the number of containers of sharps), and the name of the staff member completing the entry on the log.
  • The sharps collection containers may be actual sharps containers or heavy duty detergent bottles, or similar. 
  • The filled sharps containers must be disposed in compliance with Chapter 64E-16, of the Florida Administrative Code, requirements. 

Implementing such a program is fairly simple, especially if it is operated at an existing biomedical waste generating facility as the facility would currently meet many of these requirements. Should you have any questions regarding the process, please feel free to contact the Florida Department of Health in Tallahassee at (850) 245-4250 or through email at AskEh@flhealth.gov or your local biomedical waste coordinator in your county.

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Alachua

Lee Coates
Alachua CHD, Environmental Health Section
(352) 334-7934

Baker

See Duval

Bay

Kiana Yangson
Joseph Scully
Bay CHD, Environmental Health Section
(850) 481-4812

Bradford

See Alachua    

Brevard

Margaret Hansotte
Cynthia Leckey
Brevard CHD, Environmental Health Services
(321) 633-2100

Broward

Glendoline "Glen" Johnson
Broward CHD, Environmental Health Section
(954) 412-7335   

Calhoun

See Liberty

Charlotte

Peter Fiore
Charlotte CHD, Environmental Health Services
(941) 624-7200 ext. 7375

Citrus

       Michael Shapot
       Citrus CHD, Environmental Health Services
       (352) 513-6109

Clay

Phyllis C. Barnett R.S.
Clay CHD, Environmental Health Section
(904) 529-3789

Collier

Lorraine W. Thompson
Collier CHD, Environmental Health Section
(239) 252-5514

Columbia

Ed Lontz
Columbia Solid Waste

Dade (Miami-Dade)

Inah Williams
Miami-Dade CHD, Environmental Health Section
(305) 623-3505

DeSoto

Mario Mendez
DeSoto CHD, Environmental Health Section
(863) 993-4601, ext. 115

Dixie

Elizabeth Powers
Dixie CHD, Environmental Health Section
(352) 498-1360

Duval

Cassandra Haverkamp
Duval CHD, Environmental Health Section
(904) 253-1785

Escambia

Emily Walker
Escambia CHD, Environmental Health Section
(850) 823-5838

Flagler

John Bey
Flagler CHD, Environmental Health Section
(386) 437-7358

Franklin

Charles "Brad" Addison
Franklin CHD, Environmental Health Section
(850) 653-2113

Gadsden

       Gadsden County Public Works
       (850) 510-7784

Gilchrist

See Alachua

Glades

Brian Prowant
Glades CHD, Environmental Health Section
(863) 946-0707, ext. 203

Gulf

Zach Hodges
Gulf CHD, Environmental Health Section
(850) 227-1276, ext. 125

Hamilton

See Alachua

Hardee

See Polk

Hendry

Brian Prowant 
Hendry CHD, Environmental Health Section
(863) 302-6067

Hernando

Jacqueline Sampson
Hernando CHD, Environmental Health Section
(352) 540-6800 ext. 82042

Highlands

Jason Wolfe
Highlands CHD, Environmental Health Section
(863) 402-6550

Hillsborough

John Zaykowski
Hillsborough CHD, Environmental Health Section
(813) 599-4401

Holmes

See Washington

Indian River

Julianne Price
Indian River CHD, Environmental Health Section
(772) 794-7441

Jackson

Jason Hamilton
Jackson CHD, Environmental Health Section
(850) 482-9227

Jefferson

William Gibson
Jefferson CHD, Environmental Health Section
(850) 601-6161

Lafayette

See Alachua

Lake

Heather O'Malley
Lake CHD, Environmental Health Section
(352) 253-6130, ext. 6263

Lee

Ema Rivera
Lee CHD, Environmental Health Section
(239) 690-2116

Leon

Travis Morris
Leon CHD, Environmental Health Section
(850) 895-8369

Levy

See Alachua

Liberty

Michael Devuyst
Liberty CHD, Environmental Health Section
(850) 643-2415

Madison

Tyler "Bree" Smith
Madison CHD, Environmental Health Section
(850) 601-6162

Manatee

Barbara D. Will
Manatee CHD, Environmental Health Section
(941) 748-0747, ext. 1369

Marion

Alex Peacock
Marion CHD, Environmental Health Section
(352) 622-7744

Martin

Joyce DeMichael
Martin CHD, Environmental Health Section
(772) 221-4090

Monroe

James Rachal
Monroe CHD, Environmental Health Section
(305) 289-2721

Nassau

Ronald Nessler
Nassau CHD, Environmental Health Section
(904) 557-9154

Okaloosa

Jessica Gottlieb
Okaloosa CHD, Environmental Health Section
(850) 301-2013

Okeechobee

Kathy Shorter
Okeechobee CHD, Environmental Health Section
(863) 462-5806

Orange

Yelitza Jimenez
Orange CHD, Environmental Health Section
(407) 723-5225

Osceola

Carlos Cruz
Jeff Smith
Osceola CHD, Environmental Health Section
(407) 742-8606

Palm Beach

Drovica Gosein
Palm Beach CHD, Environmental Health Section
(561) 837-5900; when prompted, press "7"

Pasco

Ken Maguire
Pasco CHD, Environmental Health Section
(727) 841-4425 ext. 3

Pinellas

Lisa Frazier
Pinellas CHD, Environmental Health Division
(727) 275-6498

Polk

Stephanie McCluskey
Polk CHD, Environmental Health Section
(863) 519-8330

Putnam

Cecil Slaughter, EH Manager
Putnam CHD, Environmental Health Section
(386) 326-7189 

Santa Rosa

Jessica Gottlieb
Santa Rosa, Environmental Health Section
(850) 981-7135

Sarasota

David Macci
Sarasota CHD, Environmental Health Section
(941) 861-3310

St. Johns

Ric Mathis
(904) 506-6081

St. Lucie

Laurie Owens
St. Lucie CHD, Environmental Health Section
(772) 873-4870

Seminole

Idi Ajene
Seminole CHD, Environmental Health Section
(407) 665-3613

Sumter

Eric Witzgall
Sumter CHD, Environmental Health Section
(352) 569-3131

Suwannee

See Alachua

Taylor

Anthony Carter 
Taylor CHD, Environmental Health Section
(850) 888-6090

Union

See Alachua

Volusia

Steven Wille
Volusia CHD, Environmental Health Section
(386) 274-0544

Wakulla

Rusty Herron
Wakulla CHD, Environmental Health Section
(850) 926-0400

Walton

See Escambia

Washington

Amanda Baker
Washington CHD, Environmental Health Section
(850) 638-6240, ext. 122