Green Pharmacy: California Programs & Resources
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If your county is not listed, please consult your local Household Hazardous Waste Center and/or water treatment agency for more information on options available to you.
For Bay Area residents, please also consult Save The Bay, and
EBMUD which provide listings of take-back sites and events.
Alameda County
Alameda County Household Hazardous Waste Program
Multiple facilities in Hayward, Livermore, Oakland, Fremont:
www.household-hazwaste.org
www.stopwaste.org
800-606-6606
Oakland
Lobby of the the Elihu M. Harris State Building:
1515 Clay Street, Oakland, CA. 8:00 am – 5:00 pm, Monday – Friday
Contact the office of State Senator Loni Hancock 510-286-1333
Alta Bates Peralta Outpatient Pharmacy Prescription Recycling Program:
www.altabates.com/clinical/pharma.html
510-869-8835
San Leandro
The City of San Leandro Collection Events:
www.ci.san-leandro.ca.us
Contact Jennifer Nassab at 510-577-6026
Contra Costa County
Delta Diablo Sanitation District
Antioch Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility:
www.ddsd.org/hhw/hazardous_waste.html
925-756-1990
Central Costa County Sanitation District Pharmaceutical Disposal
Multiple locations:
http://centralsan.org/index.cfm?navid=376
West Contra Costa
Richmond Household Hazardous Waste Facility:
http://recyclemore.com/article_subpage.asp?subpagekey=371
888-412-9277
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
No Drugs Down the Drain multiple locations:
www.nodrugsdownthedrain.org
Marin County
Marin County Medical Waste Program
Multiple pharmacy locations:
www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/CD/main/comdev/ehs/waste/sharps_drop-off__locations.cfm
Contact Marin County Dept of Environmental Health Services at 415-499-7146
Mendocino County
Russian River Watershed Association
Safe Meds Program: Healdsburg, Cloverdale, Ukiah, Windsor
www.rrwatershed.org/safemeds
Orange County
Orange County Sanitation District
No Drugs Down The Drain:
www.ocsd.com or www.nodrugsdownthedrain.org
San Francisco County
SF Department of the Environment
Safe Medicine Disposal Pilot Mail-In Program:
http://www.sfenvironment.org/our_programs/interests.html?ssi=5&ti=11&ii=103
Contact Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program at 415-330-1405
RAMP (Recycled Aids Medicine Program)
Accepts unopened/unexpired pharmaceuticals for donation overseas:
www.rampusa.org
San Mateo County
San Mateo County Sheriff's Offices
Mulitple locaions: (download PDF)
www.recycleworks.org
650-363-4572
Santa Clara County
San Jose
Leiter's Pharmacy:
www.leiterrx.com/services/UnusedDrugs.html
408-292-6772
Palo Alto
Palo Alto Regional Water Quality Plant:
www.calfog.org/cleanbay/medicines.html
650-329-2598 or 650-494-7629
Santa Cruz County
City of Santa Cruz Pilot Medicine Take-Back Program
One pharmacy location:
Contact Monica Tomlinson at 408-292-6772
Sonoma County
Sonoma County Water Agency
Safe Medicine Disposal Program: Guerneville, Windsor, Sonoma
www.scwasafemeds.org
Contact Susan Keach at 707-521-1820
City of Santa Rosa
Safe Medicine Disposal Program: Santa Rosa, Rohnert Park, Cotati, Sebastopol
www.srcity.org/safemed
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