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 | 500 Geary St. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 300 Gough St. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 1363 Divisadero St. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 1750 Noreiga St. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 500 Parnassus Ave., Level J | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 300 Montgomery St. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 1580 Valencia St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 141 Kearny St. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 1899 Fillmore St. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 5260 Diamond Heights Blvd. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 3001 Taraval St. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 1979 Mission St. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 5280 Geary Blvd. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens | 3201 Divisadero St. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
Walgreens (Adeline St) | 2801 Adeline St | Berkeley | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | Drop-off kiosk inside. Syringes and auto-injectors in sharps containers up to 1 gallon in size. | |
Walgreens (Castro Valley Blvd) | 3382 Castro Valley Blvd | Castro Valley | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | Drop-off kiosk inside. Syringes and auto-injectors in sharps containers up to 1 gallon in size. | |
Walgreens (High St) | 3434 High St | Oakland | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | Drop-off kiosk inside. Syringes and auto-injectors in sharps containers up to 1 gallon in size. | |
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. | |
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. | |
Waste Management, Inc. - Medical Waste Collection Services |
1001 Fannin Suite 4000 |
Houston | Safe Disposal | Pick-up for a Fee |