Objectives
As a follow up of the 2002 injection safety assessment and the 2003 introduction of AD syringes
in Ukraine, a pilot project was initiated with the objective to design a safe and viable process for
disposing AD syringes through a non‐burning option. The project was to test a system using a)
needle removing with needle cutter, b) neutralisation by autoclaving, c) containment with safety
container and autoclaving bag, d) different methods of transport, e) disposal through shredding and
recycling. The costs analysis was also an objective of the pilot project.