Another way AAMC loves our planet — recyclable sharps containers

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Monica Mewshaw

Over 30,000 pounds of AAMC’s waste is simply the plastic from sharps containers. The monetary and environmental cost of safely disposing of this waste adds up! How can we lessen our impact? 

Starting Tuesday, March 22, reusable sharps containers will be placed throughout AAMC. 

These reusable sharps containers will be collected, emptied, cleaned, and inspected by trained staff at Curtis Bay Energy. They can be reused 500 times–saving valuable financial and natural resources.  

We’ll keep the current mailbox style sharps containers in areas where the new “drop-in” containers will not fit due to cabinetry. Thank you for your support of this green initiative at AAMC!

 -Charlotte Wallace, RN, Environmental Action Relates To Health Advisors, chair