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Drop-off Location Finder for Safe Disposal of Sharps Containers

"Sharps" include: syringes, hypodermic and pen needles, auto-injectors, pre- loaded sharps, intravenous needles and lancets. (Note: Treat Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGMs) as both "sharps" (aka the applicator) and ewaste (embedded battery and electronics).

During the recycling process, people hand pick items from the sort line. Please keep them safe by NOT placing sharps in your recycling, organics, or trash bins. Place all sharps in an sharps disposal container immediately after they have been used. This will reduce the risk of needle sticks, cuts, and punctures from sharps. Never flush sharps down the drain or toilet. For more information, please visit the Safe Disposal Information.

Sharps containers are available in pharmacies, drug stores, and online. There are free kiosks/drop-boxes to place full sharps containers in at pharmacies, hospitals and police departments (up to 1 gallon in size). HHW Facilities may accept larger sharps containers.

Free Mail-Back Services in California: Free shipping labels and envelopes to mail in your sharps contained in a US FDA-cleared container for safe disposal are available through SharpsTakeBackCalifornia.org or by phone 844-482-5322.

Some pharmaceutical companies offer free mail-back of sharps containers to their injectables patients. The pharmaceutical company that your injectable medication comes from may offer a free sharps container program.

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	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.
Walgreens	1100 Van Ness Avenue	San Francisco	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off
CVS Pharmacy (Marina Village Pkwy)	931 Marina Village Parkway	Alameda	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off	Drop-box inside
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.
Sharps Solutions	3563 Investment Blvd. Suite 6	Hayward	Safe Disposal	Pick-up for a Fee	Commercial quantity. Prepaid container program.
Richmond Police Department	1701 Regatta Blvd.	Richmond	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off	Must be in an approved sharps container.
Walgreens	5280 Geary Blvd.	San Francisco	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off
Walgreens	300 Gough St.	San Francisco	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off
Walgreens	1630 Ocean Ave.	San Francisco	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off
Walnut Creek City Hall	1666 North Main Street	Walnut Creek	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off	Please place needles/sharps in an authorized sharps container before placing them in the collection receptacle.
Veolia Environmental Services	1125 Hensley St	Richmond	Safe Disposal	Mail-in for a Fee
MedWaste Management	5830 W. 3rd St Unit 331	Los Angeles	Safe Disposal	Pick-up for a Fee
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.
North East Medical Services	1019 Clement Street	San Francisco	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off
Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy	925 Cole St	San Francisco	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off
West County Wastewater	2910 Hilltop Drive	Richmond	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off	Must bein an approved sharps container.
Walgreens	5300 3rd St.	San Francisco	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off
Walgreens	300 Montgomery St.	San Francisco	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off
Walgreens	1750 Noreiga St.	San Francisco	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off
SMaRT Station	301 Carl Rd	Sunnyvale	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off	This item is hazardous and must be disposed of properly. Place sharps in biohazard or hard plastic container with screw-top lid marked \"sharps\".