SHARPS Program
Sharps Program
A Guide for Residents of University Housing

What is the Sharps Program?
In order to protect other residents and our staff from possible injury from used hypodermic needles or blood test lancets (collectively referred to as sharps throughout the rest of this document) Housing has established a “Sharps Program”.  The “Sharps Program” is a method for safely disposing of used sharps.  These items represent a potential threat to others as well as the environment.  We are therefore required to separate sharps from normal trash and dispose of them in a safe manner.  Each residence hall has a disposal site that is periodically emptied by University Hazardous Waste personnel.

How do I dispose of sharps?
You can obtain re-useable sharps collection envelopes from the Community Center of each Residence Hall, which will hold approximately 10 sharps.  The sharps collection envelopes will not fit in the collection containers, and therefore, should be opened so that the sharps flow directly from the envelope into the collection containers.  Walking with unrestricted sharps poses a danger to you as well as others due to the potential for needle stick injuries.

Where are the collection containers located?
The following is a summary of the Sharps collection sites. Look for the red and off-white label.

Building                    Site Location
Alice Lloyd                2nd floor next to the darkroom across from Klein Lounge.
Bait 1                          Parker House laundry room.
Baits 2                        Coman House laundry room.
Betsy Barbour           Basement laundry room.
Bursley Hall              2nd floor laundry rooms in the east and west wings.
Couzens Hall           Basement laundry room.
East Quad                 Near loading dock, around the corner from laundry
Fletcher                     Basement laundry room.
Helen Newberry       Basement laundry room.
Lawyers Club           Main building laundry room.
Mary Markley            Laundry room near loading dock, across from BFM Office.
Martha Cook             Student laundry room.
Mosher-Jordan         Mosher side laundry room.
Oxford Housing        Near the main reception area in East Seeley House.
South Quad              East lobby below mailboxes.
Stockwell*                 Room 1528; ground floor laundry room.
West Quad                Main floor laundry room.

Where do I get more information about the Sharps Program?
Contact Housing’s Occupational Safety and Environmental Health Representative at 763-5641 or your Hall Director.

This information, and more, is available at www.housing.umich.edu.

*This site is closed for renovations from 2008-2009.