Safe Today, Healthy Tomorrow: Dispose of Medical Waste the Right Way!

Keeping our homes-and our city-clean and safe starts with smart disposal of household medical waste and used sharps. Here's how you can do your part.

What NOT to toss loosely:

From bandages, gloves, cotton swabs, and tissues to colostomy bags, dialysis waste, and incontinence products, medical waste should never go straight into the trash without proper packaging.

What to do:

• Bag it right! Put all medical waste in heavy-duty plastic trash bags, then double-bag them for extra safety.
• Got Sharps? Place needles, syringes, lancets, insulin pens, and other sharps in a strong, plastic container (like a detergent bottle). When it's 3/4 full, seal the lid with duct tape, label it "Do Not Recycle," and toss it in the household trash.
• Remember: Do NOT recycle medical waste or sharps containers! They belong in the regular trash once properly secured

Let's work together to keep League City clean, safe, and protected for everyone.

For more information, please visit: League City Public Works: Medical Waste Disposal