Household Hazardous Waste
This item should never be put in a curbside bin. For more information visit our household hazardous waste page.
A needle and syringe is a common delivery system for injectable medicines and other drugs, such as used diabetic test lancets and used or unused needles which are collectively called sharps.
This item should never be put in a curbside bin. For more information visit our household hazardous waste page.
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.
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.
Vendor | Address | City | Destination | Disposal Method | Notes | |
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Walgreens | 2050 Irving St. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 1301 Franklin St. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
North East Medical Services | 1400 Noriega Street | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Mission Wellness Pharmacy (2424 Mission) | 2424 Mission | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 745 Clement St. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 3601 California St. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 2100 Webster St. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 1301 Market St. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
North East Medical Services | 2574 San Bruno Avenue | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 790 Van Ness Ave. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 3801 3rd St. Suite 550 | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 2120 Polk St. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 1333 Castro St. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
North East Medical Services | 1520 Stockon St. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 825 Market St. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 4129 18th St. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 2141 Chestnut St. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 1344 Stockton St. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 135 Powell St. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 1100 Van Ness Avenue | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off |