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Drop-off Location Finder for Safe Disposal of Sharps Containers

It is illegal for needles and other sharps to be placed into trash or recycling containers. During the recycling process, people hand; keep them safe by NOT placing needles/sharps in your recycling or trash bins. Sharps, syringes, needles, auto injectors, prefilled syringes with a needle, pen needles, and lancets should be placed in a sealed FDA-approved Sharps container. Sharps containers are available in pharmacies and drug stores, as well as online. There are kiosks/drop-boxes in pharmacies, hospitals and police departments can accept Sharps containers up to 1 gallon in size. HHW Facilities may accept larger sharps containers.

Free Sharps Containers: Free FDA-approved sharps containers may be ordered online by clicking here through the California Sharps Mail Back program. The pharmaceutical company that your injectable medication comes from may offer a free sharps container program.

Mail-back: Free shipping labels and envelopes to mail in your sharps container for safe disposal are available through Med-Project. Some pharmaceutical companies offer free mail-back of sharps containers to their injectables patients.

California has an extended producer responsibility law in place that requires pharmaceutical companies to pay for convenient, safe disposal of Sharps. Alameda County was the first in the nation to pass a Sharps EPR bill.

Vendors

Vendor	Address	City	Destination	Disposal Method	Notes
Access Pharmacy	2693 Fruitvale Ave	Oakland	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off	Kiosk inside. Sharps, syringes, needles, auto injectors, prefilled syringes with needle, and lancets should be in a sealed FDA cleared Sharps container. 1g max container size.
AHF Pharmacy	4071 18th St.	San Francisco	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off	Pickup a FREE empty sharps collection container, fill it up, and return to any participating SF pharmacy. Loose needles cannot be accepted.
Alameda County Household Hazardous Waste Program (Fremont Facility)	41149 Boyce Rd. (At the Fremont Transfer Station - follow the trucks)	Fremont	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off	Acceptance of standard size FDA approved sharps containers as well as larger than 1g sharps containers. CGM's (continuous glucose monitors) are accepted from residents using these at home with the sharp (&/or applicator) separated into an approved FDA approved sharps container, and the devices collected in a thick Ziploc bag. At drop-off, resident should inform HHW staff they have these medical devices.
Alameda County Household Hazardous Waste Program (Hayward Facility)	2091 West Winton Avenue	Hayward	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off	Acceptance of standard size containers as well as larger than 1g sharps containers. CGM's (continuous glucose monitors) are accepted from residents using these at home with the sharp (&/or applicator) separated into an approved FDA approved sharps container, and the devices collected in a thick Ziploc bag. At drop-off, resident should inform HHW staff they have these medical devices.
Alameda County Household Hazardous Waste Program (Livermore Facility)	5584 La Ribera Street	Livermore	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off	Acceptance of standard size containers as well as larger than 1g sharps containers. CGM's (continuous glucose monitors) are accepted from residents using these at home with the sharp (&/or applicator) separated into an approved FDA approved sharps container, and the devices collected in a thick Ziploc bag. At drop-off, resident should inform HHW staff they have these medical devices.
Alameda County Household Hazardous Waste Program (Oakland Facility)	2100 East 7th Street	Oakland	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off	Acceptance of standard size containers as well as larger than 1g sharps containers. CGM's (continuous glucose monitors) are accepted from residents using these at home with the sharp (&/or applicator) separated into an approved FDA approved sharps container, and the devices collected in a thick Ziploc bag. At drop-off, resident should inform HHW staff they have these medical devices.
Alameda Hospital	2070 Clinton Ave Entrance on Willow St.	Alameda	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off	Drop-box inside. all medications, including Controlled Substances. Bring pills in a ziploc bag, with liquids & creams in their own bag. Recycle plastic bottles & lids in curbside recycling cart.
Alamo Sheriff's Substation	150 Alamo Plaza Suite C	Alamo	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off	Needles & Syringes must be in approved container and can be placed in the needles drop box.
Alto Pharmacy	1400 Tennessee St, Unit 2	San Francisco	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off	Pickup a FREE empty sharps collection container, fill it up, and return to the any participating SF pharmacy. Loose needles cannot be accepted.
Berkeley Police Department	2100 Martin Luther King Jr Way	Berkeley	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off	Drop-off Box inside for needles/syringes in FDA-approved Sharps Containers up to 1 gallon in size.
Biologic Environmental Services & Waste Solutions	23490 Connecticut St	Hayward	Safe Disposal	Pick-up for a Fee	Call for specific info on this waste. Commercial quantity
CalRecycle's Where to Recycle Location Finder	1001 I St PO Box 4025	Sacramento	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off	https://calrecycle.ca.gov/epr/pharmasharps/sharps/
Capsule Pharmacy	2557 Mowry Ave Suite 11	Fremont	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off	Drop-off Box inside for needles/syringes in FDA-approved Sharps Containers up to 1 gallon in size.
Casa Segura	2313 San Pablo Ave	Oakland	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off
Casa Segura	East 12th St. & 23rd Ave.	Oakland	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off
Casa Segura	100th Ave. & Pearmain St.	Oakland	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off
Central Drug Store	4494 Mission St.	San Francisco	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off
Central Rx Pharmacy	50 Eagle Rock Way	Brentwood	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off
City of Hercules - City Hall Drop-off Kiosk	111 Civic Drive	Hercules	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off	Must be in approved sharps container.
City of Palo Alto Household Hazardous Waste Station Program	2501 Embarcadero Way	Palo Alto	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off, Drop-off for a Fee	For commercial hazardous waste information, call the City's hazardous waste contractor (Clean Harbors) at 800-433-5060.,Must be in a rigid container with a sealed lid.