Picking up used needles in Bangor could become a full-time job
Bangor city councilors will soon consider a proposal from a local nonprofit organization aimed at mitigating the many used syringes littering publi...
Bangor city councilors will soon consider a proposal from a local nonprofit organization aimed at mitigating the many used syringes littering public and private property across the city. The Bangor Health Equity Alliance is proposing hiring an additional full-time staff member tasked with safely picking up and disposing of used needles in Bangor. The alliance was identified because it recently received its license to safely dispose of dirty syringes. The proposal comes more than six months after the city's public health department showed interest in collaborating with the state and the organizations that distribute sterile syringes to reduce the used needles around Bangor, which pose a public health risk in addition to being an eyesore.