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Re:Despite money and effort, homelessness in SF as bad as ever by DanBC on Tuesday June 27, 2017 @05:15PM (#14649524)
Sydney has sharps bins in public loos. It seems like a good idea to me, but I don't know if Australians like it, or if it actually works.

Here's a description: http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/community/health-and-safe...

And here's a map:

https://www.safesharps.org.au/

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Re:Despite money and effort, homelessness in SF as bad as ever by prawn on Wednesday June 28, 2017 @03:32AM (#14652327)
I'm in Australia and don't mind if there are sharps bins. They're easily ignored and generally placed high enough that curious kids don't get themselves in trouble. Whatever community/health experts deem best is fine by me.
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Re:Despite money and effort, homelessness in SF as bad as ever by glangdale on Tuesday June 27, 2017 @06:32PM (#14650149)
I don't think it's an issue for most people. The sharps bins look very medical so it is easy to forget that the users are potentially throwing away things other than insulin needles, especially if you're not wandering around looking to be angry about the fact that people inject drugs.
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