Recycling facility employees have been injured by needles that were placed with other recyclables delivered by the City of Tucson and Pima County waste haulers.

Employees are at risk of developing infections from viruses such as HIV and Hepatitis. Now City and County are urging people to dispose of needles safely in the trash not in recyclables.

For more information contact:

• City of Tucson Environmental Services at 791-3171

• Pima County Department of Environmental Quality at 740-3340

• Pima County Health Department at 243-7701

• Speak with your health care provider.