sharps
Home generated sharps
Improper disposal of home generated sharps is a heath and safety threat to children, home health care providers, trash & recycling workers, and pets through accidental needle stick injuries. It is illegal to put sharps in the trash or recycling! Please dispose of your home generated syringes, needles and lancets in a safe and legal manner.
approved disposal methods
Personal Physician:
Contact your personal physician. He/she may accept your sharps as a courtesy to you.
Mail Back Programs:
The following companies provide sharps mail back services. Each service has different procedures and fees so it is important to verify the packaging and mail back process:
MedPro Disposal: 888-641-6131, www.medprodisposal.com
EnviroMed Safety & Compliance: (877) 340-2430, www.enriromedinc.com
GRP & Associates: (800) 207-0976 www.sharpsdisposal.com
Medasend, Inc. Sharps mail-back service: (800) 200-3581, info@medasend.com
Sharps Compliance, Inc. SCI Mail Sharps Disposal System: (800) 772-5657, www.sharpsinc.com
Stericycle, Inc. Sharps mail-back service: (800) 355-8773 or (800) 527-0666, www.stericycle.com
Waste Management MedWaste Tracker. To order individual mail-back solutions, residents can call 866.931.6321 option 1 or order on-line at www.thinkgreenfromhome.com
Waste & Compliance Management, Inc. (866) 436-9264, www.wcminc.net
Local Disposal Options:
These local facilities have kiosk where you can drop your sharps off anytime during business hours. If you have a large tube of sharps it may not fit in the kiosk, please make sure to take such large container directly to the Household Hazardous Waste Facility.
Butte County Public Health Clinic
695 Oleander, Chico, CA - inside lobby
Butte Regional HHW Facility
1101 Marauder Street, Chico, CA - at the HHW facility
Torres Shelter
101 Silver Dollar Way, Chico, CA - left side of driveway
Orchard Hospital
240 Spruce Street, Gridley, CA - located front of hospital
Feather River Senior Center
1335 Meyers Street, Oroville, CA - inside, regular hours only
Butte County Public Health Clinic
78 Table Mountain Boulevard, Oroville, CA - Inside lobby
Oroville Police Department
2055 Lincoln Boulevard, Oroville, CA
Recology of Butte Colusa Counties
2720 S 5th Avenue, Oroville, CA - outside in front of HHW facility
Neal Road Recycling and Waste Facility
1023 Neal Road, Paradise, CA - Inside covered electronic waste building