New pharmacy in Holliston considers sharps disposal

A new pharmacy in town is talking with the town about hosting a sharps disposal program.

Holliston Family Pharmacy, which opened at 461 Washington St. two months ago, is eager to help the town with a longtime goal of the Health Department, manager Matt Moen said.

"I certainly hope that we can find some common ground to establish a collection point," said Health Agent Ann McCobb.

As of July 1, sharps may no longer be thrown away in regular household trash.

McCobb said people need a place to dispose of needles, syringes and lancets not just on special collection days, which happen a few times a year.

"As a new business in the area and with the pharmacy being obviously very health-oriented, we thought it might be a good goal to assist with," Moen said.

Moen said the Board of Health approached the pharmacy a few weeks ago about creating a sharps disposal kiosk at the pharmacy. No agreement has been reached yet.

"It would be wonderful to have a place available every day of the week," McCobb said.

She said people sometimes give the sharps back to doctors or to special medical waste companies.

Moen said they still need to discuss how much the pharmacy would have to pay to have a company collect and destroy the sharps.

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New pharmacy in Holliston considers sharps disposal