The Rhode Island Department of Health has issued the following guidelines for household-generated sharps: Put sharps into a sharps container immediately after use. (Syringes with attached needles should be disposed of with the needle still attached. Do not try to remove, bend, break, or recap the needle.). If you do not have a sharps container, put items in a puncture-proof plastic container and tape the lid closed. Do not use a glass container. Store the waste container safely away from children. Put the sealed container into the center of a full, preferably dark trash back and throw it out with the regular trash. Never put any type of sharp container in the recycle bin.