Sharps Disposal Program

Sharps Disposal Program

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Beginning on September 1, 2008, State law (Section 118286 of the California Health and Safety Code) makes it illegal to dispose of sharps waste in the trash or recycling containers, and requires that all sharps waste be transported to a collection center in an approved sharps container.

Section 117671 of the California Health and Safety Code defines “home-generated sharps waste” as hypodermic needles, pen needles, intravenous needles, lancets, and other devices that are used to penetrate the skin for the delivery of medications derived from a household, including a multifamily residence or household.

Proper disposal sites include

• Household Hazardous Waste Facilities
• Hospitals, Clinics or Pharmacies
• Mail-back Containers

Oxnard Drop-Off Locations for Medical “Sharps”
(All locations provide free “sharp” containers as of October 1, 2008)

• Oxnard Public Health Center
  2500 South C Street, Suite D, Oxnard, CA 93033
  (805) 981-5221

• Las Islas Family Medical Group
  2400 S. “C” Street, Oxnard, CA 93033
  (805) 240-7000

• Magnolia Family Medical Clinic
  2240 E. Gonzales Road, Suite 100, Oxnard, CA 93030
  (805) 981-5151

For more information visit the following links:

Earth911.org
http://www.earth911.org
(Type “sharp” and your zip code on the “Find a Recycling or Re-Use Location” search bar on the top of the page)