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It is illegal for needles and other sharps to be placed into trash or recycling containers. People hand sort at the start of the recycling process; keep them safe by not placing used needles in plastic containers and putting them in your recycling bin.

Sharps, syringes, needles, auto injectors, prefilled syringes with needle, and lancets should be in a sealed FDA cleared Sharps container. Sharps containers are available in most drug stores and from mail order & internet ecommerce sources. Kiosks in pharmacies, Hospitals and Police Departments can accept Sharps containers up to 1 gallon in size. HHW Facilities accept larger sharps containers.

Sharps containers are available in most drug stores and from mail order & internet e-commerce sources.

Free Mail-back containers mailed directly to your home are available by calling 1-844-633-7765 or visiting med-project.org, choose "Mail Back" to fill out an on-line order form. Novo Nordisk also has a free Mail-back container service for their customers: 1-877-438-0564.

Vendors

Vendor	Address	City	Destination	Disposal Method	Notes
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.
CVS Pharmacy (Marina Village Pkwy)	931 Marina Village Parkway	Alameda	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off	Drop-box inside
Alameda Police Department	2263 Santa Clara St	Alameda	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off	Drop-off box in lobby. All pills, including controlled substances,should be poured out into Ziploc bags. (Recycle bottles & lids) Place original containers of liquids & creams in their own Ziploc bag. Obscure personal information.
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.
Delta HHW Collection Facility	2550 Pittsburg-Antioch Hwy	Antioch	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off, Drop-off for a Fee	The Delta HHW Collection Facility Sharps Program is available to residents of East Contra Costa County. Please go to https://www.deltadiablo.org/sharps for more information and directions.
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.
Needle Exchange Emergency Distribution (Durant Ave)	2340 Durant Ave	Berkeley	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off
Needle Exchange Emergency Distribution (Hearst St)	Hearst Street @ San Pablo Ave	Berkeley	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off
Walgreens (Adeline St)	2801 Adeline St	Berkeley	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off	Drop-off kiosk inside. Syringes and auto-injectors in sharps containers up to 1 gallon in size.
Needle Exchange Emergency Distribution (Shattuck Ave)	3124 Shattuck Ave	Berkeley	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off
UC Berkeley, University Health Services, Tang Center	2222 Bancroft Ave Room 115	Berkeley	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off	Drop-box in pharmacy.
CVS Pharmacy (Telegraph Ave)	2655 Telegraph Ave	Berkeley	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off	Drop-off Box inside for needles/syringes in FDA-approved Sharps Containers up to 1 gallon in size.
Walgreens (Castro Valley Blvd)	3382 Castro Valley Blvd	Castro Valley	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off	Drop-off kiosk inside. Syringes and auto-injectors in sharps containers up to 1 gallon in size.
CVS Pharmacy (3667 Castro Valley Blvd)	3667 Castro Valley Blvd	Castro Valley	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off	Drop-off Box inside for needles/syringes in FDA-approved Sharps Containers up to 1 gallon in size.
Clayton Police Department	6000 Heritage Trail	Clayton	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off	Please place needles/sharps in an authorized sharps container before placing them in the collection receptacle.
Kaiser Medical Offices Pharmacy (Dublin)	3100 Dublin Blvd	Dublin	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off	Drop-box inside.
CVS Pharmacy (7201 Regional St)	7201 Regional St	Dublin	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off	Drop-off Box inside for needles/syringes in FDA-approved Sharps Containers up to 1 gallon in size.
El Cerrito Recycling + Environmental Resource Center	7501 Schmidt Ln.	El Cerrito	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off	Must be in a thick plastic container with a screw top lid.; Bin always locked seek staff for assistance (office and/or yard). Only for RecycleMore residents.
Richmond Fire Department Station #63	5201 Valley View Rd.	El Sobrante	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off	Must be in approved sharps container.
CVS Pharmacy (4020 Fremont Blvd)	4020 Fremont Blvd	Fremont	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off	Drop-off Box inside for needles/syringes in FDA-approved Sharps Containers up to 1 gallon in size.