East Prescribing Group

Sharps bin collection/replacement guide

Sharps bins for medicine needles are available on prescription from your GP. All district councils offer a free collection service, but require you to request the service beforehand. If your district council does not offer a replacement service, you will need to ask your GP for a replacement on prescription. GPs can prescribe 1 litre and 5 litre sharps bins, larger bins may be provided as replacements by some district councils.

Doorstep/kerbside Sharps box drop off District Replacement collection service locations Replacement size Request collection? Council provided? on request * Ashford  × Call 01233 331 111

×   5 litre – Yellow only Via website or call 0800 031 9091

**  × Call 01304 821199

*** Shepway  × Call 01303 858 660

Swale Call 01795 417888  . **** × 11 ½ litre or 22 litre – Thanet × Via website or call 01843 577115   Yellow only

* Ashford Borough Council, Civic Centre, Tannery Lane, Ashford, Kent TN23 1PL / Ashford Gateway Plus, Church Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 1AS / Ashford Borough Council, Gateway, 2 Manor Row, Tenterden TN30 6HP.

** Paydens Ltd, 17 Queen Street, Deal / Clockwork Pharmacy, 7 High Street, Deal / Cairns Chemist (Vantage ), 51 London Road, Dover / Paydens Chemist, 108 High Street, Dover / River Pharmacy, 1 Chilton Way,River.

*** McArdle Pharmacy, 41 Canterbury Road, , Kent, CT19 5NJ / Taylors Pharmacy, 362-364 Cheriton Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 4DX / Lloyds Pharmacy, 63 High Street, , Kent, TN28 8AL / The Central Pharmacy, 104 Cheriton Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 2QN / Boots, 95-97 High Street, Hythe, Kent, CT21 5JH / Co-op Chemist, 25 High Street, , Romney Marsh, Kent, TN29 9AH

**** Alexander Centre, 15-17 Preston Street, Faversham ME13 8NZ / Swale House East Street, Sittingbourne, Kent ME10 3HT / Sheppey Gateway, High Street, Sheerness, ME12 1NL.

Provided by: East Kent Prescribing Group (Representing Ashford CCG, Canterbury and Coastal CCG, South Kent Coast CCG and

Thanet CCG) Date: May 2018 Address: c/o Canterbury and Coastal CCG, Ground Floor, Council Offices, Military Road, Canterbury, Kent,CT1 1YW Contact: T: 03000 425 019 | E: [email protected]