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 | 300 Montgomery St. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 1201 Taraval St. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 5260 Diamond Heights Blvd. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 1899 Fillmore St. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 3001 Taraval St. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 1300 Bush St. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 5280 Geary Blvd. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 1979 Mission St. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 3201 Divisadero St. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 1301 Franklin St. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 5300 3rd 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 | 1301 Market St. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 670 4th 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 | 1333 Castro St. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 730 Market St. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 2050 Irving St. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off |