Needles

[hobo]

Don't know where to put this really but....

Over summer I worked with a community group - building and planting raised beds with veggies. I went there today to do some harvesting and weeding and found a half dozen syringes dumped in the beds (no I didn't touch them!). I called the council and understand they were straight round to remove them.

Should I bin all the crops? Is there any chance of contamination of the soil/veggies (thinking HIV)? Anyone knowledgeable about this sort of thing?

Ta.

Hobo

[firepower]

Hepatitis would be a bigger concern. The HIV virus is relatively fragile outside the body hep is far more robust.

The chances of catching anything from having the needles in proximity to the crop are less than the chances of winning the lottery. Unless you cop a needle stick.

[Arzosah]

Agreed. But what a horrible thing!

[unsure]

worth bareing inb mind before you consign the lot to the compost heap , theres a good chance that what ever you have grown will need to be cooked . this will kill anything , if theres any thing to kill that is . so i would have thought it would be safe to eat .

[hobo]

Cheers all. Council said the needles were unused so have harvested potatoes and kale (for Lil)
Discussing putting in more lighting, cctv and window stickers with the owners.

[Arzosah]

Unused? How weird ... I wonder if someone needed to dump their stash in a hurry? Or just lost it, yikes. Glad your harvest can go ahead.