Needle mail-back systems and methods of making and using the same

A method of doing business, said method comprising:

• supplying a needle mail-back kit to a customer, the needle mail-back kit comprising:
• an apparatus operatively adapted to separate a needle from a remaining portion of a syringe, the remaining portion of the syringe (i) being substantially free of a needle portion extending from the remaining portion of the syringe, and (ii) comprising a hollow barrel fitted with a plunger;
• a needle storage compartment;
• an optional sealable container comprising at least one layer of packaging material;
• tracking documentation;
• a return envelope operatively adapted and sized for mailing the apparatus, the needle storage compartment, the optional sealable container, and the tracking documentation within a postal system;
• and
• a label for the return envelope, the label having a return address thereon.

A method of doing business, said method comprising:

• receiving a needle mail-back kit from a customer, the needle mail-back kit comprising:
• an apparatus operatively adapted to separate a needle from a remaining portion of a syringe, the remaining portion of the syringe (i) being substantially free of a needle portion extending from the remaining portion of the syringe, and (ii) comprising a hollow barrel fitted with a plunger;
• a needle storage compartment;
• a sealable container comprising at least one layer of packaging material;
• tracking documentation;
• and
• one or more used needles within the needle storage compartment.