Ipswich Borough Council Sharps Bins are located in 7 different areas of Ipswich. These are to encourage users to dispose of their needles and drug equipment safely.

The Sharps Bin locations are:

Keep Ipswich clean and tidy and safely dispose of your needles in the Sharps bins in Ipswich.

Needles can cause injuries and used needles can carry blood-borne viruses that may be passed on to other people.

Reusing a needle to inject illegal drugs carries a high risk of catching a serious blood-borne infection. To avoid the risk of an infection, needles should never be reused or shared.

Many areas in England have needle and syringe programmes that provide free supplies of clean needles and advice on disposing of used needles safely.

Find your nearest needle exchange here: Needle Exchanges | Ipswich Borough Council