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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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3667 Castro Valley Blvd, Castro Valley • (510) 538-1227Drop-off Box inside for needles/syringes in FDA-approved Sharps Containers up to 1 gallon in size.Free Drop-off -
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7201 Regional St, Dublin • (510) 241-0000Drop-off Box inside for needles/syringes in FDA-approved Sharps Containers up to 1 gallon in size.Free Drop-off -
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2000 Driscoll Rd, Fremont • (510) 770-8571Drop-off Box inside for needles/syringes in FDA-approved Sharps Containers up to 1 gallon in size.Free Drop-off -
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4020 Fremont Blvd, Fremont • (510) 797-5505Drop-off Box inside for needles/syringes in FDA-approved Sharps Containers up to 1 gallon in size.Free Drop-off -
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22501 Foothill Blvd, Hayward • (510) 881-8474Drop-off Box inside for needles/syringes in FDA-approved Sharps Containers up to 1 gallon in size.Free Drop-off -
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26059 Mission Blvd, Hayward • (510) 886-2207Drop-off Box inside for needles/syringes in FDA-approved Sharps Containers up to 1 gallon in size.Free Drop-off -
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243 West Jackson St, Hayward • (510) 783-0330Drop-off Box inside for needles/syringes in FDA-approved Sharps Containers up to 1 gallon in size.Free Drop-off -
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1500 First St, Livermore • (925) 455-5580Drop-off Box inside for needles/syringes in FDA-approved Sharps Containers up to 1 gallon in size.Free Drop-off -
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4405 First St, Livermore • (925) 373-8124Drop-off Box inside for needles/syringes in FDA-approved Sharps Containers up to 1 gallon in size.Free Drop-off -
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3010 Bernal Ave, Pleasanton • (925) 462-9138Drop-off Box inside for needles/syringes in FDA-approved Sharps Containers up to 1 gallon in size.Free Drop-off -
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6750 Bernal Ave, Pleasanton • (925) 249-9011Drop-off Box inside for needles/syringes in FDA-approved Sharps Containers up to 1 gallon in size.Free Drop-off -
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1550 E 14th St, San Leandro • (925) 460-8552Drop-off Box inside for needles/syringes in FDA-approved Sharps Containers up to 1 gallon in size.Free Drop-off -
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699 Lewelling Blvd, San Leandro • (510) 351-0951Drop-off Box inside for needles/syringes in FDA-approved Sharps Containers up to 1 gallon in size.Free Drop-off -
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7200 Bancroft Ave, Oakland • (510) 569-2795Drop-off Box inside for needles/syringes in FDA-approved Sharps Containers up to 1 gallon in size.Free Drop-off -
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4100 Redwood Rd, Oakland • (510) 531-0602Drop-off Box inside for needles/syringes in FDA-approved Sharps Containers up to 1 gallon in size.Free Drop-off -
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344 Thomas L. Berkeley Way, Oakland • (510) 832-8384Drop-off Box inside for needles/syringes in FDA-approved Sharps Containers up to 1 gallon in size.Free Drop-off -
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1100 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco • (415) 783-1909Free Drop-off -
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5830 W. 3rd St, Los Angeles • (866) 254-5105Pick-up for a Fee -
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301 Folsom Street, Suite B, San Francisco • (415) 344-0600Pickup a FREE empty sharps collection container, fill it up, and return to the any participating SF pharmacy.Free Drop-off -
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California Product Stewardship Council, Sacramento •Free Drop-off -
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2801 Adeline St, Berkeley • 510-981-8392Drop-off kiosk inside. Syringes and auto-injectors in sharps containers up to 1 gallon in size.Free Drop-off -
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3434 High St, Oakland • (510) 261-1984Drop-off kiosk inside. Syringes and auto-injectors in sharps containers up to 1 gallon in size.Free Drop-off -
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3382 Castro Valley Blvd, Castro Valley • 510-537-0072Drop-off kiosk inside. Syringes and auto-injectors in sharps containers up to 1 gallon in size.Free Drop-off -
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3110 Busch Rd., Pleasanton • (925) 846-2042HHW drop-off for residents onlyFree Drop-off -
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1580 Valencia St., San Francisco • (415) 970-8001Free Drop-off