Install or empty syringe bins in a businesses
The caller to directly contact the council's syringe bin contractor 'New Age Cleaning' on Ph: 9584 5422.
Fees can be discussed with New Age Cleaning directly.
Request drop off used sharps container
Drop off used sharps containers
During Business Hours
- At Dandenong Offices or Springvale Offices
- Secada Drug and Alcohol Recovery Support, Needle Syringe Program, 84 Foster St, Dandenong from Monday to Friday 9 am - 5 pm
Request for a home pick up's of used sharps containers
The CGD does not provide a home pick up service.
Request for a new sharps containers
New sharps containers can be picked up from:
- All 3 Council customer service centres
CSO:
- Restricted to residents of the CGD, due to the cost of offering this free service, stocks are now limited to one per customer
- Customer requesting more than one container due to the larger applicators, please advise them that only the removable needle need to go in the container. The applicator itself can be disposed of in the normal garbage.
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Supply of New Sharps Containers to Customers/Centres
Supervisor Task – Stocktake
- When placing a stationery order for your centre, a stocktake of the syringe container must be completed at the same time.
Stocktake Process - Monitor Stock Levels:
When your centre has 10 syringe containers remaining, email ZZCSSupport and Gus will arrange supply to your centre.
Report dumped syringes
Free packs of injecting equipment and disposal containers
Syringe Dispensing Units (SDUs), which dispense free of charge packs of injecting equipment and disposal containers, are now available.
Providing clean injecting equipment prevents the spread of blood borne viruses like HIV and hepatitis C and reduces the harms associated with injecting drug use.
The units are located at:
24 Hour Service:
• Casey Hospital (Berwick) – Near ED
• Dandenong Hospital – David Street
• Monash Medical Centre (Clayton) – Near Main Entrance
• Pakenham Community Health – Henty Way
• Springvale Community – 55 Buckingham Avenue
• Cranbourne Community – 140-154 Sladen Street
Mon-Fri, 9-5pm business hours:
• 122 Thomas Street-Dandenong
All enquires are to be directed to:
Monash Health on 9556 5255