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Drop-off Location Finder for Safe Disposal of Sharps Containers

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.

Free Sharps Containers: Free FDA-approved sharps containers may be ordered online by clicking here through the California Sharps Mail Back program. The pharmaceutical company that your injectable medication comes from may offer a free sharps container program.

Mail-back: Free shipping labels and envelopes to mail in your sharps container for safe disposal are available through Med-Project. Some pharmaceutical companies offer free mail-back of sharps containers to their injectables patients.

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	Disposal Method	Notes
Walgreens	2141 Chestnut St.	San Francisco	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off
Walgreens	2145 Market St.	San Francisco	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off
Walgreens	1301 Franklin St.	San Francisco	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off
Golden Gate Pharmacy	1836 Noriega Street	San Francisco	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off	Pickup a FREE empty sharps collection container, fill it up, and return to the any participating SF pharmacy.
Alto Pharmacy	1400 Tennessee St, Unit 2	San Francisco	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off	Pickup a FREE empty sharps collection container, fill it up, and return to the any participating SF pharmacy. Loose needles cannot be accepted.
Walgreens	456 Mission St.	San Francisco	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off
Walgreens	459 Powell St.	San Francisco	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off
Walgreens	2494 San Bruno Ave.	San Francisco	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off
Walgreens	1301 Market St.	San Francisco	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off
Safeway Pharmacy	2020 Market Street	San Francisco	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off
Stericycle (San Jose)	189 Stauffer Blvd	San Jose	Safe Disposal	Pick-up for a Fee	Mailback Kits for homes
CVS Pharmacy (1550 E 14th St)	1550 E 14th St	San Leandro	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off	Drop-off Box inside for needles/syringes in FDA-approved Sharps Containers up to 1 gallon in size.
CVS Pharmacy (699 Lewelling Blvd)	699 Lewelling Blvd	San Leandro	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off	Drop-off Box inside for needles/syringes in FDA-approved Sharps Containers up to 1 gallon in size.
CVS Pharmacy (14869 E 14th)	14869 East 14th St	San Leandro	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.
San Ramon Public Safety Complex	2401 Crow Canyon Blvd (in the Police Department Lobby)	San Ramon	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off	Please place needles/sharps in an authorized sharps container before placing them in the collection receptacle (kiosk).
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\".
Walnut Creek Fire Station	1050 Walnut Avenue	Walnut Creek	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off	Please place needles/sharps in an authorized sharps container before placing them in the collection receptacle.
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.
John Muir Rossmoor Medical Center Pharmacy	1220 Rossmoor Parkway	Walnut Creek	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off
MED-Project: Bay Area Meds Drop-Box Location Finder	1800 M St, NW	Washington	Safe Disposal	Free Drop-off	Online location finder. hypodermic needles, pen needles, pre-loaded sharps, auto-injectors, intravenous needles, lancets, and other devices used to penetrate the skin for drawing blood, or for the delivery of medicines) contained in FDA-cleared sharps containers. Mail-Back Services are available for Residents upon request.