The next CVSan Recycles Day is at Canyon Middle School on Saturday, August 9, 2014 from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.  For more, please see below.

For a complete list of acceptable items for drop-off, please click here.

For a complete list of controlled substances, please click here.

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CVSan is now co-sponsoring the collection of pharmaceutical waste from a free public collection box located at the new Eden Medical Center.

The safe management and disposal of pharmaceutical (medicine) waste is important to Castro Valley Sanitary District and our community. Please do not dump any pharmaceutical waste down the drain or in the garbage. Castro Valley Community Action Network (CVCan) has found: “Improper disposal (of pharmaceuticals) can lead to pharm abuse, accidental poisonings and groundwater/bay pollution.”

Thanks to the partnership between Castro Valley Sanitary District (CVSan), Eden Medical Center, and the Alameda County Medication Disposal Initiative Workgroup, you can now drop off your pharmaceutical waste at the new Eden Medical Center for free 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The location of the free public collection box is:
Eden Medical Center
20103 Lake Chabot Road
Castro Valley, CA 94546

Drive up the main driveway to the Parking Garage. Park in the Medical Center Parking Garage on Floors 5 or 6.
Walk right across to the Emergency Entrance where the collection box is located (shown below).
Please note the following guidelines below when disposing of pharmaceuticals.

Disposal Bin and Procedures:

Medical Center Staff will not handle pharmaceuticals

Staff will only provide information, assistance, and answer questions.

Dispose of your pharmaceuticals directly into the bin (shown below)

Place your pills in a zippered plastic bag or leave in their original containers (plastic bags are the preferred method to use for disposal).

Liquids and ointments must remain in original containers.

Empty bottles go in your recycling cart after personal information is crossed off or removed.

What Can Be Dropped Off Here?

Items Accepted at This Location:

Prescription medications (except controlled)

Over-the-counter medications

Medication samples

Pet Medications

Medicated ointments, lotions, creams, and oils

Inhalers

Liquid and powder medications in leak proof containers

Suppositories

Items Not Accepted at This Location:

Sharps (needles, syringes, lancets)

Thermometers

Controlled substances

IV bags

Bloody or infectious waste

Personal care products

Empty containers

Hydrogen Peroxide

Aerosol cans

Radioactive pharmaceuticals

Vaccines

Non-household generated pharmaceuticals

*Note:Collection at this location is strictly limited to public disposal during Eden Medical Center normal operating hours (currently open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week). Businesses, including pharmacies, may not dispose of pharmaceutical waste here. CVSan is only sponsoring the collection of waste from this location and is not liable for the collection container and items therein.

Where Do Controlled Substances Go?