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Pharmaceuticals and Sharps
Where Can I Drop-Off Pharmaceuticals and Sharps in Castro Valley?
Improperly disposed pharmaceuticals as well as sharps are a serious hazard to our families and community and should not go in any containers set out for collection curbside. Please take the necessary steps to dispose of them properly at the locations below:
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This Location Accepts |
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CVS Pharmacy (sponsored by the MED Project)* Every day during operating hours 3667 Castro Valley Blvd, Castro Valley *Please note – pharmaceuticals should be left in their original container or placed in a sealed plastic bag when dropping off. Also, all sharps must be contained in sharps containers approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. |
Sharps such as hypodermic needles, pan needles, pre-loaded sharps, auto injectors, intravenous needles, lancets and other devices used to penetrate the skin for drawing blood, or for the delivery of medications.
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CVSan Recycles Day Events Every April and August. Click here for this year’s event dates and drop-off instructions. Canyon Middle School 19600 Cull Canyon Road, Castro Valley |
Controlled substances such as narcotics, sleeping pills, antidepressants, and cough syrup with codeine. Non-controlled substances such as old, expired, or unneeded prescription and non-prescription drugs. |
Medications (pharmaceuticals) in dosage form, except for the following: herbal remedies, vitamins, supplements, cosmetics, other personal care products, compressed cylinders, aerosols, inhalers, medical devices, sharps, illicit drugs (a.k.a. controlled substances), and iodine-containing medications.
Where Else Can I Drop-Off Pharmaceuticals?
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This Location Accepts |
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Alameda County Sheriff’s Eden Township Substation 15001 Foothill Boulevard, San Leandro |
Controlled substances such as narcotics, sleeping pills, antidepressants, and cough syrup with codeine. |
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San Leandro Hospital 13855 East 14th Street, San Leandro |
Controlled substances such as narcotics, sleeping pills, antidepressants, and cough syrup with codeine. Non-controlled substances such as old, expired, or unneeded prescription and non-prescription drugs. |
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Walgreen’s Pharmacy 15500 Washington Avenue, San Leandro |
Controlled substances such as narcotics, sleeping pills, antidepressants, and cough syrup with codeine. Non-controlled substances such as old, expired, or unneeded prescription and non-prescription drugs. |
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Mission Pharmacy 22138 Mission Boulevard, Hayward |
Controlled substances such as narcotics, sleeping pills, antidepressants, and cough syrup with codeine. Non-controlled substances such as old, expired, or unneeded prescription and non-prescription drugs. |
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Ted’s Pharmacy 27452 Hesperian Boulevard, Hayward |
Controlled substances such as narcotics, sleeping pills, antidepressants, and cough syrup with codeine. Non-controlled substances such as old, expired, or unneeded prescription and non-prescription drugs. |
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Tennyson Pharmacy 589 W. Tennyson Road, Hayward |
Controlled substances such as narcotics, sleeping pills, antidepressants, and cough syrup with codeine. Non-controlled substances such as old, expired, or unneeded prescription and non-prescription drugs. |
For more Alameda County pharmaceutical drop-off locations, please visit www.acgov.org/aceh/safedisposal/.
CVSan co-sponsored a free public pharmaceutical waste collection box at the Eden Medical Center from fall 2011 to spring 2017. Currently this drop-off location is closed but may be reopened.
Note: While CVSan highly recommends taking your unwanted pharmaceuticals to a take-back location or event, it is not currently illegal to place them in your garbage cart. If you are unable to properly dispose of your pharmaceuticals, you can mix any unused medicines with your garbage, so no one will be tempted to take them out. Also, if the medicines are placed in your garbage cart, they should be contained and to protect your privacy we recommend that you blackout or remove the labels on prescription containers.
How Else Can I Dispose of Sharps?
In addition to CVS on Castro Valley Blvd, or nearby locations for proper disposal, please click here or contact your pharmacy for more information. For a mail back program, please click here or here.