![]() A list of home-generated sharps consolidation points located throughout California. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) currently only lists the “Disintegrator” as a needle destruction device approved for use by self-injectors. This spreadsheet could help jurisdictions that don’t currently have collection programs to set up their own sharps collection program. ![]() A file showing a sampling of local jurisdictions’ sharps collection programs and containing contacts, e-mail addresses, program summaries, and outreach materials. Local Jurisdiction Sharps Collection Programs, revised August 2011.Visit the Local Enforcement Agency Directory on this website.Visit the Earth 911.org website or call 1-800-CLEANUP (1-80), a service of Earth 911.Your local white pages’ government section may list your city’s or county’s household hazardous waste department.You can also look for this information here: ![]() Local Household Hazardous Waste Programs. Call your local household hazardous waste agency and ask if they collect needles (sharps) at their collection facilities or on household hazardous waste days.Hospitals. Hospitals may take back sharps from patients using regular outpatient services.Pharmacies. Some drug stores take back their customers’ needles, especially in small quantities.The following are some of the disposal options available to you for disposal of sharps waste:
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