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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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801 Irving St, San Francisco • (415) 664-8800Free Drop-off -
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1400 Tennessee St, Unit 2, San Francisco • (800) 874-5881Pickup a FREE empty sharps collection container, fill it up, and return to the any participating SF pharmacy. Loose needles cannot be accepted.Free Drop-off -
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4184 C Piedmont Ave, Piedmont • (510) 428-1559Drop-off Box inside for needles/syringes in FDA-approved Sharps Containers up to 1 gallon in size.Free Drop-off -
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388 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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3000 Las Positas Rd, Livermore • (925) 243-4777Drop-off Box inside for needles/syringes in FDA-approved Sharps Containers up to 1 gallon in size.Free Drop-off -
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7601 Stoneridge Dr, Pleasanton • (925) 847-5353Drop-off Box inside for needles/syringes in FDA-approved Sharps Containers up to 1 gallon in size.Free Drop-off -
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2557 Mowry Ave, Fremont • (510) 896-8121Drop-off Box inside for needles/syringes in FDA-approved Sharps Containers up to 1 gallon in size.Free Drop-off -
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1019 Clement Street, San Francisco • (415) 391-9686Free Drop-off -
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1400 Noriega Street, San Francisco • (415) 391-9686Free Drop-off -
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2574 San Bruno Avenue, San Francisco • (415) 391-9686Free Drop-off -
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1520 Stockon St., San Francisco • (415) 391-9686Free Drop-off -
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550 16th Street, San Francisco • (415) 365-0512Free Drop-off -
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1175 Columbus Ave., San Francisco • (415) 345-1079Free Drop-off -
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2100 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Berkeley • (510) 981-5900Drop-off Box inside for needles/syringes in FDA-approved Sharps Containers up to 1 gallon in size.Free Drop-off -
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2070 Clinton Ave, Alameda • (510) 522-3700Drop-box inside. all medications, including Controlled Substances. Bring pills in a ziploc bag, with liquids & creams in their own bag. Recycle plastic bottles & lids in curbside recycling cart.Free Drop-off -
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1836 Noriega Street, San Francisco • (415) 661-0790Pickup a FREE empty sharps collection container, fill it up, and return to the any participating SF pharmacy.Free Drop-off -
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2020 Market Street, San Francisco • (415) 436-9032Free Drop-off -
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111 Civic Drive, Hercules •Must be in approved sharps container.Free Drop-off -
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5201 Valley View Rd., El Sobrante •Must be in approved sharps container.Free Drop-off -
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2525 MacDonald Ave, Richmond • (510) 307-8087Must be in approved sharps container.Free Drop-off -
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5801 Huntington Avenue, Richmond • (510) 620-6812Must be in approved sharps container.Free Drop-off -
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799 Beach St, San Francisco •Free Drop-off -
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499 Haight St, San Francisco •Free Drop-off -
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931 Marina Village Parkway, Alameda • (510) 523-3504Drop-box insideFree Drop-off -
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2655 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley •Drop-off Box inside for needles/syringes in FDA-approved Sharps Containers up to 1 gallon in size.Free Drop-off