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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14869 East 14th St, San Leandro • (510) 351-7957Kiosk inside. Sharps, syringes, needles, auto injectors, prefilled syringes with needle, and lancets should be in a sealed FDA cleared Sharps container.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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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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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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3100 Dublin Blvd, Dublin • (925) 556-5885Drop-box inside.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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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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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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88 Spear St., San Francisco • (415) 856-0733Free Drop-off -
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33 Drumm St., San Francisco • (415) 989-6116Free Drop-off -
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275 Sacramento St., San Francisco • (415) 362-5227Free Drop-off -
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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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456 Mission St., San Francisco • (415) 348-9600Free Drop-off -
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1520 Stockon St., San Francisco • (415) 391-9686Free Drop-off -
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1344 Stockton St., San Francisco • (415) 981-6274Free Drop-off -
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300 Montgomery St., San Francisco • (415) 788-2984Free Drop-off -
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1175 Columbus Ave., San Francisco • (415) 345-1079Free Drop-off -
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3110 Busch Rd., Pleasanton • (925) 846-2042HHW drop-off for residents onlyFree 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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141 Kearny St., San Francisco • (415) 834-0356Free 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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799 Beach St, San Francisco •Free Drop-off -
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730 Market St., San Francisco • (415) 397-4800Free Drop-off -
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670 4th St., San Francisco • (415) 856-0543Free Drop-off -
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459 Powell St., San Francisco • (415) 984-0793Free Drop-off
