[Tagging] Sharps / syringe disposal

[Graeme Fitzpatrick]

Carrying on from where it was raised under Medicine Disposal

On Sat, 16 Feb 2019 at 18:56, Markus <selfishseahorse at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sat, 16 Feb 2019, 00:59 Graeme Fitzpatrick <graemefitz1 at gmail.com
>  wrote:
>
>>
>> Would =drugs also apply to sharps bins for needle disposal?
>>
>> I would think they should have their own tag? (or is there one already
>> that I just didn't see?)
>>
>
> I guess you usually aren't allowed to throw syringes in a drugs drop box
> or to throw drugs in a syringes drop box. Therefore i think that separate
> keys make sense. How about waste=syringes? (Imho you throw the whole
> syringe in, not just the needle.)
>
> For the unlikely case of a drop box for both drugs and syringes, these
> values could be combined as waste=drugs;syringes.
>

On Sun, 17 Feb 2019 at 08:38, Warin <61sundowner at gmail.com> wrote:
Here waste boxes for syringes tend to be lables 'sharps' .. I think that is
an Americanizm. Any UK experience?

On Mon, 18 Feb 2019 at 02:53, Philip Barnes <phil at trigpoint.me.uk> wrote:

> Sharps is the term used in the UK too.
>

So, would waste=sharps be an acceptable term?

Would they be best tagged as a separate node of their own? (Biohazard
sympol would make for a nice icon!
https://www.dreamstime.com/sharp-container-icon-sharp-container-simple-icon-medicine-waste-clipart-isolated-white-background-image125538340
)

Sharps bins like these https://goo.gl/images/pmXf7G are frequently found in
public toilet blocks - would they also get a separate tag on the building,
or just be listed under attributes of the toilet?

Thanks

Graeme
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