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Medical Waste

Medical waste includes used medical equipment, like syringes, or medical supplies contaminated with blood or other contagious bodily fluids.

Household Hazardous Waste

This item should never be put in a curbside bin. For more information visit our household hazardous waste page.

Contact a commercial medical waste pick-up provider for a one-time or regularly scheduled collection service.

Vendors

Vendor Address City Destination Disposal Method Notes
WM Think Green From Home 172 98th Ave Oakland Recycle Mail-in for a Fee Including Dental Amalgam. Online service. Programs for residents and businesses.
Waste Management, Inc. - Medical Waste Collection Services 1001 Fannin
Suite 4000
Houston Safe Disposal Pick-up for a Fee
Veolia Environmental Services 1125 Hensley St Richmond Safe Disposal Mail-in for a Fee dental waste, lead aprons, pharmaceutical
Stericycle (San Jose) 189 Stauffer Blvd San Jose Safe Disposal Pick-up for a Fee Biohazard Waste, Soft Medical Waste mailback systems also available
Stericycle (Hayward) 30542 San Antonio St Hayward Safe Disposal Pick-up for a Fee Biohazard Waste, Soft Medical Waste mailback systems also available
Sharps Solutions 3563 Investment Blvd.
Suite 6
Hayward Safe Disposal Pick-up for a Fee Commercial quantity. Prepaid container program for amalgam. Solutions for pathology, chemo, chemical waste, dental amalgam, lead foil, and fixers/developers.
Safety Kleen (San Jose) 1147 N 10th Street San Jose Safe Disposal Pick-up for a Fee
Photo Waste Recycling Co. 2980 Kerner Boulevard
Northern CA Headquarters
San Rafael Safe Disposal Pick-up for a Fee
North State Environmental (South San Francisco) 220 South Spruce Avenue
Suite 200
South San Francisco Safe Disposal Pick-up for a Fee
MedWaste California 73 Beechwood Dr Oakland Safe Disposal Pick-up for a Fee
MedPro Disposal 1548 Bond St
#106
Naperville Safe Disposal Pick-up for a Fee
Medical Waste Transporters List (CA Department of Public Health) PO Box 997377
MS 0500
Sacramento Safe Disposal Pick-up for a Fee
JDS Medwaste Management Environmental Services 4200 Park Blvd
#148
Oakland Safe Disposal Pick-up for a Fee
CSC, Inc. (Crime Scene Cleaners) PO Box 992 Orinda Safe Disposal Pick-up for a Fee
Commodity Resource & Environmental, Inc 493 Reynolds Circle San Jose Recycle Pick-up for a Fee Dental Silver Mine Mail-in Program
Biologic Environmental Services & Waste Solutions 23490 Connecticut St Hayward Safe Disposal Pick-up for a Fee Call for specific info on this waste
Barnett Medical Services 30620 San Antonio Hayward Safe Disposal Pick-up for a Fee

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