Weight-loss injection boom: used needles end up for recycling in Coventry
Used needles from weight-loss drugs such as Mounjaro and Wegovy are increasingly being found at the Sherborne Recycling plant in Coventry. Workers face the risk of injury and infection: needles get into household waste because people who buy the drugs privately often receive neither containers nor disposal instructions. Used needles from weight-loss drugs such as Mounjaro and Wegovy are increasingly being found at the Sherborne Recycling plant in Coventry. Workers face the risk of injuries and infections: needles end up in household waste because people who buy the drugs privately often do not receive sharps containers or disposal instructions.
Aziz Karimov