Needle Pick-Up

Saskatoon Fire Department and Public Health Services jointly run a needle pick-up program.
If you find a needle, follow the steps below for safe pick-up and disposal:

• Do not recap the needle.
• Wear garden, work or medical gloves.
• Use tweezers, pliers or tongs to pick up by the end that is not the sharp end. Keep away from your body.
• Place the needle, sharp end first, into a hard container that needles cannot poke through (e.g. liquid laundry detergent or bleach container).
• Fill a container no more than 3/4 full. If the container is too full, the needles may poke through the side.
• Put the container lid on tightly and tape it.
• Wash your hands with soap and water.
• Store the container in a safe place away from children until you can dispose of it safely. 
• Do not place needles in city garbage or recycling.
• Place in a needle drop box in your community. Call 306-655-4444 for needle drop box locations.
• Call 306-655-4664 if you do not have these clean-up items.
• If you are not comfortable handling or disposing of the needle yourself, call:
  • Saskatoon Fire Department 306-975-3030
  • Public Health Services Saskatoon 306-655-4444