How to clean used fits
This method is not guaranteed to make injecting with used needles and syringes safe. Infection from bacteria on the needle and hepatitis - especially hepatitis C - are still possible, but if you are going to try to clean used fits you will need:

Three separate containers:

• One filled with clean water from the cold tap,for rinsing the blood out of your fit. Soapy (detergent) water is preferable. Water that is too hot or too cold can cause the blood to congeal and stick inside the fit, where it can shed microscopic particles into your mix
   
• One filled with full-strength bleach (at least 5.25% sodium hypochlorite, and check the use-by date) for soaking/bleaching your fit
   
• One filled with clean water from the cold tap for rinsing the bleach from your fit.

You also need a clean workspace and a safe area for fluid disposal - a sink, bin, drain or whatever. Wash your hands before you begin. The cleaning process involves rinsing, bleaching and then flushing your fit.

1. Rinsing
Draw up water from the first container. Squirt the water out into your sink or safe fluid-disposal area. Repeat until you cannot see any traces of blood.

2. Bleaching
Take the fit apart and place it in the second container, covering it completely with bleach and soaking it for at least 2 minutes. (If you can’t soak it, draw the bleach up into the fit and shake it for at least 30 seconds. To make sure the bleach has enough time in contact with any virus present, either time it or count in your head one thousand, two thousand... up to thirty thousand. Squirt the bleach out into the sink or safe fluid-disposal area. Repeat this process at least once.)

3. Flushing
Draw up fresh water from the third container into the fit. Do not use water from the first container: this has been contaminated with blood. Squirt the water into your sink or the safe fluid-disposal area. Repeat this flushing process at least 6 times, until all the bleach has been removed.

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