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2017 Mississippi Code
Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology
Chapter 2 - Department of Environmental Quality
Home-Generated Medical Sharps Disposal Education Program
§ 49-2-83. Legislative findings
Universal Citation: MS Code § 49-2-83 (2017)
- The Legislature finds that:
- (a) Each year, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, more than three billion medical sharps are used by individuals in their homes.
- (b) Typically, these medical sharps are put into the household trash, where they become a health hazard for other members of the household and for sanitation workers.
- (c) The hazard includes not only the discomfort of a needle-stick injury, but also the risk of contracting an infectious disease from a contaminated medical sharp.
- (d) Regulating the disposal of home-generated medical sharps will further the public health and safety of Mississippi residents.
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