Syringe Disposal Information

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Beginning 9/1/08, the following steps will be required to dispose of sharps:

• Containerize: Syringes, needles, lancets and other sharps should be placed in a hard plastic or metal puncture resistant container with a screw on cap such as a used bleach bottle. (Note: Kiosks only accept SMALL containers.)
• Label: When full, tape the cap or lid onto the container with duct tape. Write the word 'Sharps' on the outside of the container.
• Dispose: Drop them off at a disposal site listed  below or purchase a mail-back container from a pharmacy or online at www.wastemd.com.

Current disposal options:

• Take sharps to Household Hazardous Waste Events sponsored by the Department of Resource Management (225-5789).
• Take sharps to the City of Redding Transfer Station at 2255 Abernathy Lane in Redding on Thursdays - Saturdays from 9 am to 4 pm (224-6209).
• Drop off sharps at Shasta County Public Health Kiosks. A list of current locations is listed below or call 225-5591.
• Purchase mail-back sharps containers from a pharmacy or online from Waste Management, Inc at www.wastemd.com.

For more information, please contact Heidi Vert, Shasta County Public Health, at 225-5298 or send an e-mail to: hvert@co.shasta.ca.us

Disease Prevention and Safe Sharps Disposal Information

Shasta County syringe disposal locations

SB 1305, Figueroa The Medical Waste Management Act

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