Sharps Disposal


All sharps must be treated as contaminated medical waste

Picture of syringes being disposed of improperly"Sharps" are medical needles, syringes with needles, and disposable lancets used to collect a sample or inject medication in to a human or animal. According to EPA statistics, 8 million people or 2.6 percent of the nation's population use more than 3 billion sharps at home each year. As of September 1, 2008, California law (SB-035) requires that all Sharps must be collected by one of the following methods:

  • A Household Hazardous Waste program
  • A home-generated consolidation point
  • A medical waste generator's facility, or
  • A medical mail-back program.

Places to drop off Sharps

  • John Muir Pharmacy
    1220 Rossmoor Parkway. Walnut Creek, CA 94598
  • Sutter Regional Medical Foundation
    4053 Lone Tree Way. Antioch, CA 94509. 925-756-3400
 
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