Welcome to RE:Source! Your online directory for reuse, repair and proper disposal options for the Bay Area. Although we do our best to stay up-to-date, information is constantly changing and we encourage you to call ahead to verify hours and availability.
Needles & Syringes
This item is hazardous and requires proper disposal.
Drop-off Location Finder for Safe Disposal of Sharps Containers
It is illegal for needles and other sharps to be placed into trash or recycling containers. During the recycling process, people hand; keep them safe by NOT placing needles/sharps in your recycling or trash bins. Sharps, syringes, needles, auto injectors, prefilled syringes with a needle, pen needles, and lancets should be placed in a sealed FDA-approved Sharps container. Sharps containers are available in pharmacies and drug stores, as well as online. There are kiosks/drop-boxes in pharmacies, hospitals and police departments can accept Sharps containers up to 1 gallon in size. HHW Facilities may accept larger sharps containers.
- Free Sharps Containers: Free FDA-approved sharps containers may be ordered online by clicking here through the California Sharps Mail Back program. The pharmaceutical company that your injectable medication comes from may offer a free sharps container program.
- Mail-back: Free shipping labels and envelopes to mail in your sharps container for safe disposal are available through Med-Project. Some pharmaceutical companies offer free mail-back of sharps containers to their injectables patients.
California has an extended producer responsibility law in place that requires pharmaceutical companies to pay for convenient, safe disposal of Sharps. Alameda County was the first in the nation to pass a Sharps EPR bill.
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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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3563 Investment Blvd., Hayward • (877) 446-8449Commercial quantity. Prepaid container program.Pick-up for a Fee -
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2401 Crow Canyon Blvd, San Ramon • 925-838-6600Please place needles/sharps in an authorized sharps container before placing them in the collection receptacle (kiosk).Free Drop-off -
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1050 Walnut Avenue, 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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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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27453 Hesperian Blvd, Hayward • (510) 782-6494Sharps, syringes, needles, auto injectors, prefilled syringes with needle, and lancets should be in a sealed FDA cleared Sharps container. 1g max size container.Free 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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3800 Arthur Rd., Martinez • (925) 228-5635Please place needles/sharps in an authorized sharps container before placing them in the collection receptacle.Free Drop-off -
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30542 San Antonio St, Hayward • (510) 471-0918Mailback Kits for homesPick-up for a Fee -
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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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6000 Heritage Trail, Clayton • (925) 673-7350Please place needles/sharps in an authorized sharps container before placing them in the collection receptacle.Free Drop-off -
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333 Shoreway Road, San Carlos • (650) 802-8355Public Recycling Center. Must be in an authorized Sharps container.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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35080 Newark Blvd, Newark • 510-796-4050Sharps, 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.Free Drop-off -
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37323 Fremont Boulevard, Fremont • (510) 797-2772Drop-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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2557 Mowry Ave, Fremont • (510) 896-8121Drop-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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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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3110 Busch Rd., Pleasanton • (925) 846-2042HHW drop-off for residents onlyFree 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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41149 Boyce Rd., Fremont • (800) 606-6606Acceptance of standard size FDA approved sharps 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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2501 Embarcadero Way, Palo Alto • (650) 496-5910For commercial hazardous waste information, call the City's hazardous waste contractor (Clean Harbors) at 800-433-5060.,Must be in a rigid container with a sealed lid.Free Drop-off, Drop-off for a Fee -
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42600 Boyce Rd, Fremont • 510-657-3500Includes razor blades, tattoo needles and piercing devices. - Sharps Mail-in programMail-in for a Fee -
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2550 Pittsburg-Antioch Hwy, Antioch • (925) 756-1990The Delta HHW Collection Facility Sharps Program is available to residents of East Contra Costa County. Please go to https://www.deltadiablo.org/sharps for more information and directions.Free Drop-off, Drop-off for a Fee
