Home Medical Waste
Environmental Health Division

New Requirements for Home-Generated Sharps Waste

Beginning on September 1, 2008, State law (Section 118286 of the California Health andSafety 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

Sharps Waste Disposal

The following are options for Orange County residents to dispose of their home-generated sharps:

Organization Name	City	Contact Name	Contact Phone	City Link	Program Details
City of Aliso Viejo	Aliso Viejo	Rae Beimer	949-289-3161		Door to Door and HHW Collection*
City of Anaheim	Anaheim	Dora Delgadillo	714-765-6881		HHW Collection*
City of Brea	Brea	Warren Coleman	714-990-7696		HHW Collection Site*
City of Buena Park	Buena Park	Doug Brodowski	714-562-3652		Door to Door and HHW Collection*
Costa Mesa Sanitary District	Costa Mesa	Denise Gilbert	949-645-8400		Pharmacy Drop-Off and HHW Collection*
City of Cypress	Cypress	Recycling Coordinator	714-229-6747		Sharps by mail and HHW Collection*
City of Dana Point	Dana Point	Shanna Wolf	949-248-3571		Sharps by mail and HHW Collection*
City of Fountain Valley	Fountain Valley	Wendy Lee	714-593-4550 ext.215		HHW Collection*
City of Fullerton	Fullerton	Heather Allen	714-738-6884		HHW Collection*
City of Garden Grove	Garden Grove	Ann Cao	714-741-5554		HHW Collection*
City of Huntington Beach	Huntington Beach	Debra Jubinsky	714-374-5321		HHW Collection*
City of Irvine	Irvine	Chrystal Denning	714-480-2315		Sharps by mail and HHW Collection*
City of Laguna Beach	Laguna Beach	Liz Vazquez-Avila	949-497-0344		Sharps by mail, Door to Door and HHW Collection*
City of La Habra	La Habra	Jeff Henderson	562-905-9792		HHW Collection*
City of Laguna Hills	Laguna Hills				HHW Collection*
City of Laguna Niguel	Laguna Niguel	Nancy Palmer	949-362-4384		Pharmacy Drop-Off and HHW Collection*
City of Laguna Woods	Laguna Woods	Douglas Reilly	949-639-0561		Sharps by mail, Door to Door, and HHW Collection*
City of La Palma	La Palma	Recycling Coordinator	714-837-3618		Sharps by mail and HHW Collection*
City of Lake Forest	Lake Forest	Irene Kha	949-461-3498		City Hall Drop Box, Sharps by mail and HHW Collection*
City of Los Alamitos	Los Alamitos	Recycling Coordinator	714-229-6747		Sharps by mail and HHW Collection*
City of Mission Viejo	Mission Viejo	Denise Matson	949-470-3010		Sharps by mail, Door to Door and HHW Collection*
City of Newport Beach	Newport Beach	Andrea Riles	949-644-3064		HHW Collection*
City of Orange	Orange	Greg Warren	714-744-5551		Door to Door and HHW Collection*
City of Placentia	Placentia	Eddie De La Torre	714-993-8234		HHW Collection*
City of Rancho Santa Margarita	Rancho Santa Margarita	Nate Farnsworth	949-635-1800		HHW Collection*
City of Santa Ana	Santa Ana	Chrystal Denning	714-480-2315		Sharps by mail and HHW Collection*
City of San Clemente	San Clemente	Danna McIntosh	949-234-4413		Door to Door  (10/1) and HHW Collection*
City of San Juan Capistrano	San Juan Capistrano	Ziad Mazboudi	949-234-4413		Pharmacy Drop-off and HHW Collection*
City of Seal Beach	Seal Beach	Recycling Coordinator	562-431-2527		Door to Door and HHW Collection*
City of Stanton	Stanton	David Reyna	714-379-9222		Sharps by mail and HHW Collection*
City of Tustin	Tustin	Joe Myers	714-573-3173		HHW Collection*
City of Villa Park	Villa Park	Ken Domer	714-998-1500		HHW Collection*
Midway Sanitary District	Westminster	Rene Emery	714-893-3553		HHW Collection*
City of Yorba Linda	Yorba Linda	Recycling Coordinator	714-961-7100		HHW Collection*
OC Waste and Recycling	Unincorporated	Recycling Coordinator	714-834-4000		HHW Collection*

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