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. 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.
Vendor | Address | City | Destination | Disposal Method | Notes | |
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CVS (499 Haight St) | 499 Haight St | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 5280 Geary Blvd. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 300 Montgomery St. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 825 Market St. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 1580 Valencia St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 1333 Castro St. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
North East Medical Services | 1019 Clement Street | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 5300 3rd St. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 3001 Taraval St. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 88 Spear St. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 1344 Stockton St. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
North East Medical Services | 1400 Noriega Street | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 670 4th St. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 3201 Divisadero St. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 965 Geneva Ave. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 135 Powell St. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
North East Medical Services | 2574 San Bruno Avenue | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 730 Market St. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 33 Drumm St. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 199 Parnassus Ave. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off |
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