Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Attendant Current
Confusion; Situational Awareness; Communication Breakdown
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Hazardous Material Violation; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown
General None Reported / Taken
Company Policy; Human Factors; Procedure
After the medical [aircraft] that brought as [us] to the gate; I ask [ed] the Supervisor who was to take the two containers of needles and sharps. They had the orange Hazmat stickers on them. The Aircraft Maintenance told me to put them the red bag waste in the trash can; at which time I told him that was a high risk to anyone picking up those bags if a cap comes off and I needed to hand them over to someone [qualified] for disposal. He told me to put them in the trash can. I pushed back again explaining that was a high risk for anyone gathering the red bag if a cap came off. At which time he told me to put them in a red bag and leave them in the wheelchair in the jetbridge. I did as I was told; putting them in a red bag waste bag and tying the top; and then did as I was told and left them in the wheelchair in the jetbridge where our passenger's were deplaning.
Air Carrier Flight Attendant reported a communication breakdown between Flight Attendant and Maintenance personnel regarding proper disposal of Hazmat waste.