Environment
Syringes Dumped in Beach Bin
None of the syringes were in boxes and a large number still had needles uncovered.
A member of Beach Buddies’ staff has had to undergo a course of antibiotics and anti-HIV medication after hypodermic syringes were dumped in a beach-side waste bin.
More than 50 syringes were put in the beach-side rubbish bin on Fort Island inside a thin supermarket plastic bag.
None of the syringes were in boxes and a large number still had needles uncovered.
‘It beggars belief that the person who did this could possibly think this is acceptable,” said Beach Buddies founder Bill Dale.
‘Leaving dozens of used syringes with needles exposed in a plastic bag in a public rubbish bin is something beyond the understanding of any normal person.
‘What was going through the brain of the person who did this? It is stupidity and irresponsibility beyond belief. This not just careless, this is a totally irresponsible action which is absolutely unacceptable.’
The charity said that Police have been informed about the incident with enquiries focused on a label found inside the plastic bag with the name and address of a local person.
