Hello, I (24f) am going to clean out my fathers apartment tomorrow morning as he sadly passed away on Christmas day and the council are demanding the apartment back clean and sterile by Wednesday. Although my father was clean for the last 2 months of his life he was an addict who used most available recreational drugs he could get his hands on up til then, mostly crack and heroin.
He lived with a relative for those last 2 months due to his health declining so I know I am probably going to find drug paraphernalia in his apartment as he could no longer clean by the time he moved with relative.
How do I safely and properly dispose of drug paraphernalia that has most likely been used?
I know I can't throw used needles into the bin but could I put them into a tupperware and take them to a local hospital or doctors office to dispose of? Would I also have to do the same for used crack pipes or can they go into regular bins?
Edit to add: I really appreciate all the responses and advice given so thank you. I've been planning on wearing gloves to touch anything I'm unsure of and I know what rooms will be big danger zones. I would have hired a professional service to do this but i dont have the time/money and I also don't want my father to be demonised further by other family if they were to hear his apartment still had sharps when he died. He was clean for the first time in years and that's what I want them to know because it wasn't an easy feat and he deserves that respect. I have to leave to go get this place cleared up.
