Sharps & Medication Disposal

If you generate sharps waste at home such as needles and syringes or have a collection of unused or expired medicines here is how you can dispose of these items safely.

Prepare sharps waste for safe storage, handling, and safe disposal.

1. Obtain a sharps container from your local pharmacy or household hazardous waste (HHW) location.
2. Discard all used or exposed needles, syringes, and lancets in the sharps container.
3. When the sharps container is 2/3 full, dispose the container at an approved disposal location.

How to prepare unwanted medicines for disposal at Take-Back locations:

1. Remove pills from original containers and place in a clear zipper bag. Keep liquids and creams in original containers.
2. If using original containers, remove or black-out all personal information to protect identity.
3. Then take your unused medications including liquids or creams to an approved disposal location!

For more information contact 755-4505

Disposal Locations 

Sharps Drop Off Locations

Pharmaceutical Take-Back Locations

 OTHER RESOURCES:

California Department of Public Health 

http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/HomeHazWaste/sharps/ 

National Pharmaceutical Take-Back Events by U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)

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