Needle Sweeps and Sharps Removal
Please note we do not provide a free sharps collection and disposal service or sharps box replacement service.
Needle Sweeps and Sharps Removal
Drugs Den and Void Property Clearance
Cannabis Farm Clearance and Cleaning
Sharps and Needle Sweeps and Searches
Any waste item that has the potential to puncture or pierce the skin is classified as a sharp. This includes:
- Syringes
- Hypodermic needles
- Knives
- Razors
- Scissors
- Scalpels
- Broken glass
These items must be handled with the utmost care, by trained personnel, and disposed of in accordance with government legislation, preventing a risk to anyone else.
Void Properties and Drug Den
A huge number of void properties are used as drug dens (places where drug users use drugs), with little mind for the mess left behind, or the people that have to clean up afterwards.
Needles may be found on the ground, or surfaces, or in especially brutal scenes, stuck under handrails, toilet seats, door handles and other touch-points.
Whether in an urban or rural setting, our expert team will be very happy to help.
Ensuring the safety of you, your tenants, the public and ourselves is our main priority when it comes to the handling of sharps and paraphernalia, which is why we deploy specialist protective equipment to ensure a safe and thorough operation.
What risks are associated with Sharps?
Sharps present an infection risk due to breaking the skin by pin pricks from used needles and introducing Blood-Borne Viruses (BBVs).
Hepatitis-B / Hepatitis-C
Hepatitis means “inflammation of the liver”, and the viruses can lead to fibrosis, cirrhosis, liver failure, or liver cancer. Damage to the liver reduces its ability to function.
Hepatitis-B can survive in a syringe for at least 7 days.
Hepatitis-C can survive in a syringe for up to 63 days,.
HIV
HIV can survive inside a used syringe for up to 42 days.
Hepatitis-B / Hepatitis-C
Hepatitis-B can survive in a syringe for at least 7 days.
Hepatitis-C can survive in a syringe for up to 63 days.
Hepatitis means “inflammation of the liver”, and the viruses can lead to fibrosis, cirrhosis, liver failure, or liver cancer. Damage to the liver reduces its ability to function.