California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle)

Medical Waste Disposal Directory

Looking for facilities in California that collect sharps (syringes, pen needles, lancets, etc.) or pharmaceutical drugs? You can save a waste disposal employee from getting stuck and from the required testing for infectious diseases. You can also clean the medications out of your medicine cabinet and avoid potential misuse, environmental impacts, or clutter. The form below enables you to search a database of these facilities.

This database is being continuously updated with new information. If you find inaccurate information or know of a facility that should be included, please contact our staff listed at the bottom of this page.

If you operate a home-generated sharps or pharmaceutical consolidation point and you would like to be represented in the database, please complete this information form.

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Last Updated: Data updated continuously.
Medical Waste Disposal, http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/HomeHazWaste/
Burke Lucy, pharmasharps@calrecycle.ca.gov (916) 341-6484