Toilets with Sharps Disposal in Tasmania

130 public toilets with a sharps disposal bin are recorded in Tasmania, out of 4,955 nationally. That makes it the sixth-largest state total, behind Victoria (1,571), Queensland (1,081), New South Wales (1,017), South Australia (572) and Western Australia (498). They sit in 74 named towns.

The heaviest concentrations are around Launceston (6), New Town (5) and Ulverstone (5). Those 3 account for 16 of the 130; a further 44 towns record exactly one.

Named listings include Risdon Vale Oval on Sugarloaf Road, City Park, Talisker Street and Mowbray Marketplace. Around Launceston the listings run to Paterson Street - West Car Park, Elizabeth Street Car Park and Trustees Court.

Most sit in parks and reserves (59), with 13 shopping centres, 12 sporting grounds and 10 car parks. Across the set the listings cover 12 of the 17 kinds of site the map names. A further 19 are filed under the map's catch-all "Other" category. Set against the 966 listings in Tasmania, that is a 13% share, rising to 10% among the 24-hour listings.

117 of the 130 are recorded as wheelchair accessible — among them Franklin Square and Tourist Office - Gordon Street. 2 are Changing Places facilities, with an adult-sized change table and a hoist — among them Coles Car Park. 74 of the 130 have a baby-change table, and 73 of those sit at a site that is also wheelchair accessible.

59 of the 130 are published as open 24 hours — including Wellesley Park and Bellerive Beach. 39 open in daylight hours only, 3 list variable hours and 2 follow the host venue's hours. Where set times are published, the earliest opening is 5:30am at Banjos Bakery and the latest closing is 10pm at Mowbray Marketplace. 42 publish no weekly hours at all, so treat those as unknown rather than open.

Nothing here records a charge at the door. A sharps bin is a sealed container for used needles, lancets and pen needles — for people who inject insulin or other medication as much as anyone else. The map records that a bin is present, not how often it is emptied. All of the counts above are read from the National Public Toilet Map rather than checked in person.