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Council proposed regulation on sharps disposal containers at city facilities.

Official:Amending Title 9, of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," to add a new Section 9-638, entitled "Sharps Disposal Container Availability," to require certain facilities to make sharps disposal containers available to the public for use and to display signs giving notice of sharps collection availability, all under certain terms and conditions.

Sponsor: Councilmember Henon

Introduced: November 15, 2018

: Committee on Public Health and Human Services

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No one voted on this bill

This bill was introduced in the 2016–2019 Council term and when that term ran out. The public record shows no committee vote and no floor vote at any stage, so no member of Council ever went on record for or against it.

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Plain-Language Summary

This bill requires certain facilities in Philadelphia to make sharps disposal containers available to the public and display signs with collection information.

What This Bill Does

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Requires certain facilities in Philadelphia to make sharps disposal containers available to the public for use.
Requires these facilities to display signs giving notice of sharps collection availability.
Specifies the size and design of the "Sharps Disposal Sign" that must be displayed, which is to be issued by the Philadelphia Department of Public Health.
Defines "Sharps Disposal Containers" as containers that are specifically designed for disposal of used syringes, as recommended by the United States Food and Drug Administration.