Advocates say the new receptacle provides a safe place to dispose of used syringes littering public spaces around the state, and in the Mat-Su in particular.
, which is free and confidential. Under that program, users can bring in used needles and receive clean ones at twice-monthly exchanges.
Chaudhry, who grew up in Palmer, only served on the council for a few months in 2019. During that short time, he and others began looking into possible solutions, including a safe option for users to dispose of needles.Chaudhry worked with a policy director in Portland, Oregon, who had implemented what seemed like a successful initiative in her city: a mailbox-like disposal box where people could safely get rid of used syringes.
The mailbox-like disposal site was finally was installed this month, from donated scrap metal welded together.
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