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Needles & Syringes
This item is hazardous and requires proper disposal.
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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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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825 Market St., San Francisco • (415) 543-9502Free Drop-off -
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135 Powell St., San Francisco • (415) 391-7222Free Drop-off -
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2091 West Winton Avenue, Hayward • (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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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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500 Geary St., San Francisco • (415) 673-8413Free Drop-off -
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550 16th Street, San Francisco • (415) 365-0512Free Drop-off -
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2120 Polk St., San Francisco • (415) 474-9752Free 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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1524 Polk St., San Francisco • (415) 673-4701Free Drop-off -
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1300 Bush St., San Francisco • (415) 771-3303Free Drop-off -
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1100 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco • (415) 783-1909Free Drop-off -
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1301 Franklin St., San Francisco • (415) 775-6706Free Drop-off -
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790 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco • (415) 292-6155Free Drop-off -
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2141 Chestnut St., San Francisco • (415) 567-9320Free 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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1301 Market St., San Francisco • (415) 861-4010Free 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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2100 Webster St., San Francisco • (415) 441-5742Free Drop-off -
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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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3201 Divisadero St., San Francisco • (415) 931-6417Free 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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300 Gough St., San Francisco • (415) 581-0600Free Drop-off -
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1899 Fillmore St., San Francisco • (415) 771-4603Free 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
