The Henry & Stark County Health Department, along with First Choice Healthcare Clinics, announces the availability of Residential Sharps Collection Kiosks, funded by the Illinois EPA, across six locations in Henry and Stark counties. These kiosks provide a safe disposal solution for medical sharps like needles, syringes, and lancets. Incorrect disposal of sharps poses significant risks to community safety. To address this, funded by the Illinois EPA, these kiosks offer safe disposal options. The kiosks can be found at clinics in Kewanee, Colona, and Toulon, the Geneseo Police Department, the Henry County Courthouse in Cambridge, and Alpha Pharmacy.
For more details regarding disposal opportunities, please contact (309) 852-0197, visit their website at www.henrystarkhealth.com, on Facebook at Henry and Stark County Health Departments, and on Twitter.
The Residential Sharps Collection Kiosks will be located at the following locations during regular business hours:
- First Choice Healthcare Kewanee Clinic, 110 N. Burr Blvd., Kewanee
- First Choice Healthcare Colona Clinic, 103 1st St., Colona
- First Choice Healthcare Toulon Clinic, 120 E. Court St., Toulon
- Geneseo Police Department, 119 S. Oakwood Ave., Geneseo
- Henry County County Courthouse, 307 W. Center St., Cambridge
- Alpha Pharmacy, 211 S. 1st St., Alpha