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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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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22 Orinda Way, Orinda •Please place needles/sharps in an authorized sharps container before placing them in the collection receptacle.Free 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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88 Spear St., San Francisco • (415) 856-0733Free 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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172 98th Ave, Oakland •Online service. Programs for residents and businesses.Pick-up for a Fee -
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100th Ave. & Pearmain St., Oakland • (510) 377-9448Free Drop-off -
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33 Drumm St., San Francisco • (415) 989-6116Free Drop-off -
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456 Mission St., San Francisco • (415) 348-9600Free Drop-off -
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275 Sacramento St., San Francisco • (415) 362-5227Free Drop-off -
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550 16th Street, San Francisco • (415) 365-0512Free Drop-off -
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670 4th St., San Francisco • (415) 856-0543Free Drop-off -
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300 Montgomery St., San Francisco • (415) 788-2984Free Drop-off -
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141 Kearny St., San Francisco • (415) 834-0356Free Drop-off -
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1280 Moraga Way, Moraga • (925) 258-4599Please place needles/sharps in an authorized sharps container before placing them in the collection receptacle.Free Drop-off -
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730 Market St., San Francisco • (415) 397-4800Free Drop-off -
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7501 Schmidt Ln., El Cerrito • (510) 215-4350Must be in a thick plastic container with a screw top lid.; Bin always locked seek staff for assistance (office and/or yard). Only for RecycleMore residents.Free 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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1344 Stockton St., San Francisco • (415) 981-6274Free Drop-off -
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1520 Stockon St., San Francisco • (415) 391-9686Free Drop-off -
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825 Market St., San Francisco • (415) 543-9502Free Drop-off -
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459 Powell St., San Francisco • (415) 984-0793Free Drop-off -
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135 Powell St., San Francisco • (415) 391-7222Free Drop-off -
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500 Geary St., San Francisco • (415) 673-8413Free Drop-off -
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3801 3rd St. Suite 550, San Francisco • (415) 285-8773Free Drop-off
