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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1019 Clement Street, San Francisco • (415) 391-9686Free Drop-off -
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801 Irving St, San Francisco • (415) 664-8800Free Drop-off -
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965 Geneva Ave., San Francisco • (415) 841-0507Free Drop-off -
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5280 Geary Blvd., San Francisco • (415) 668-2041Free Drop-off -
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101 Pittsburg Ave., Richmond • (888) 412-9277Accepted in approved sharps collection containers.Free Drop-off, Drop-off for a Fee -
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1220 Rossmoor Parkway, Walnut Creek • (925) 988-7510Free Drop-off -
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2910 Hilltop Drive, Richmond •Must bein an approved sharps container.Free Drop-off -
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200 West Portal Ave., San Francisco • (415) 665-1008Free Drop-off -
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2050 Irving St., San Francisco • (415) 664-4215Free Drop-off -
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1630 Ocean Ave., San Francisco • (415) 239-0804Free Drop-off -
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1400 Noriega Street, San Francisco • (415) 391-9686Free Drop-off -
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1750 Noreiga St., San Francisco • (415) 664-5543Free 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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2550 Ocean Ave., San Francisco • (415) 587-9000Free Drop-off -
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1201 Taraval St., San Francisco • (415) 753-1305Free Drop-off -
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1666 North Main Street, Walnut Creek •Please place needles/sharps in an authorized sharps container before placing them in the collection receptacle.Free Drop-off -
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150 Alamo Plaza, Alamo • (925) 837-2902Needles & Syringes must be in approved container and can be placed in the needles drop box.Free Drop-off -
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25 Point Lobos Ave., San Francisco • (415) 386-0736Free 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.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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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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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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3001 Taraval St., San Francisco • (415) 759-0572Free Drop-off -
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111 Civic Drive, Hercules •Must be in approved sharps container.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
