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Needles & Syringes
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.
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2501 Embarcadero Way, Palo Alto • (650) 496-5910For commercial hazardous waste information, call the City's hazardous waste contractor (Clean Harbors) at 800-433-5060.,Must be in a rigid container with a sealed lid.Free Drop-off, Drop-off for a Fee -
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2100 East 7th Street, Oakland • (800) 606-6606Acceptance of standard size containers as well as larger than 1g sharps containers. CGM's (continuous glucose monitors) are accepted from residents using these at home with the sharp (&/or applicator) separated into an approved FDA approved sharps container, and the devices collected in a thick Ziploc bag. At drop-off, resident should inform HHW staff they have these medical devices.Free Drop-off -
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5584 La Ribera Street, Livermore • (800) 606-6606Acceptance of standard size containers as well as larger than 1g sharps containers. CGM's (continuous glucose monitors) are accepted from residents using these at home with the sharp (&/or applicator) separated into an approved FDA approved sharps container, and the devices collected in a thick Ziploc bag. At drop-off, resident should inform HHW staff they have these medical devices.Free Drop-off -
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1701 Regatta Blvd., Richmond •Must be in an approved sharps container.Free Drop-off -
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2910 Hilltop Drive, Richmond •Must bein an approved sharps container.Free Drop-off -
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1050 Walnut Avenue, Walnut Creek •Please place needles/sharps in an authorized sharps container before placing them in the collection receptacle.Free Drop-off -
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172 98th Ave, Oakland •Online service. Programs for residents and businesses.Pick-up for a Fee -
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2424 Mission, San Francisco • (415) 826-3484Free Drop-off -
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37323 Fremont Boulevard, Fremont • (510) 797-2772Drop-off Box inside for needles/syringes in FDA-approved Sharps Containers up to 1 gallon in size.Free Drop-off -
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East 12th St. & 23rd Ave., Oakland • (510) 377-9448Free Drop-off -
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100th Ave. & Pearmain St., Oakland • (510) 377-9448Free Drop-off -
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2313 San Pablo Ave, Oakland • (510) 377-9448Free Drop-off -
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2340 Durant Ave, Berkeley • (510) 463-1843Free Drop-off -
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Hearst Street @ San Pablo Ave, Berkeley • (510) 463-1843Free Drop-off -
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3124 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley • (510) 463-1843Free Drop-off -
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42600 Boyce Rd, Fremont • 510-657-3500Includes razor blades, tattoo needles and piercing devices. - Sharps Mail-in programMail-in for a Fee -
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73 Beechwood Dr, Oakland • (510) 250-0911Pick-up for a Fee -
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3563 Investment Blvd., Hayward • (877) 446-8449Commercial quantity. Prepaid container program.Pick-up for a Fee -
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925 Cole St, San Francisco • (415) 661-1216Free Drop-off -
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333 Shoreway Road, San Carlos • (650) 802-8355Public Recycling Center. Must be in an authorized Sharps container.Free Drop-off -
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23490 Connecticut St, Hayward • (510) 265-1900Call for specific info on this waste. Commercial quantityPick-up for a Fee -
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589 W Tennyson Rd, Hayward • (510) 266-0800Drop-off Box inside for needles/syringes in FDA-approved Sharps Containers up to 1 gallon in size.Free Drop-off -
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22138 Mission Blvd, Hayward • (510) 581-6986Drop-off Box inside for needles/syringes in FDA-approved Sharps Containers up to 1 gallon in size.Free Drop-off -
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333 9th St, Oakland • (510) 628-0368Drop-off Box inside for needles/syringes in FDA-approved Sharps Containers up to 1 gallon in size.Free Drop-off -
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403 Highland Avenue, Piedmont • (510) 420-3050Drop-off Box inside for needles/syringes in FDA-approved Sharps Containers up to 1 gallon in size.Free Drop-off