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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Walgreens | 498 Castro St. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 1333 Castro St. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 199 Parnassus Ave. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 33 Drumm St. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 500 Geary St. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 1344 Stockton St. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 200 West Portal Ave. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 3398 Mission St. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 500 Parnassus Ave., Level J | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 135 Powell St. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 1363 Divisadero St. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 2050 Irving St. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 3400 Cesar Chavez St. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 5260 Diamond Heights Blvd. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 141 Kearny St. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 1580 Valencia St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 2100 Webster St. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 3601 California St. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 5280 Geary Blvd. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 2120 Polk St. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off |
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