Don't Medicate Our Bay
Don’t flush your unwanted medications -- take them to a safe disposal facility. The fish in the Bay will thank you!
Facilities accepting old medications for disposal
(Please call first - hours of operation and materials accepted by a facility may change)
Alameda County
Household Hazardous Waste
Call for information: 510.670.6460 or 800.606.6606
www.stopwaste.org
2100 East 7th Street
Oakland, CA 94606
Thurs-Sat 9am-1pm
2091 West Winton Avenue
Hayward, CA 94540
Every other week, Thurs-Sat 9am-1pm
41149 Boyce Rd.
Fremont, CA
Wed-Fri 8.30am-2.30pm, Sat 8am-4.30pm
5584 La Ribera St
Livermore, CA 94550
Thursday, Friday and Saturday 9am-1pm
*Does not accept controlled substances
Peralta Outpatient Pharmacy
3100 Telegraph Ave #1100
Oakland, CA 94609
510-869-8835
Monday-Friday 9am-5:30pm
Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy
1744 Solano
Berkeley, CA
(510) 527-8929
M-Fri: 9-7pm, Sat: 9-6pm, Sun: 10-6pm
*Does not accept controlled substances
Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy
5729 College Ave.
Oakland, CA 94618
(510) 740-1468
Hours: M-Fri: 9-7pm, Sat-Sun: 10-6pm
Teleosis Institute Office
1521 B 5th Street
Berkeley, CA
510-558-7285
M-Th 9am-5pm, Fri 9am-1pm
*Does not accept controlled substances
Transcendentist
3030 Ashby Ave., Suite 101
Berkeley, CA 94705
(510) 841-3040
M-Th: 9-5pm, Some Fridays
*Does not accept controlled substances
United Pharmacy
2929 Telegraph
Berkeley, CA
(510) 843-3201
M-Fri: 9-6pm, Sat: 9-2pm
*Does not accept controlled substances
Versailles Pharmacy
2801 Encinal Avenue
Alameda, CA
510.523.4907
M-F 9am - 6pm, Sat 9am - 2pm
*Does not accept controlled substances
Washington Hospital
2000 Mowry Ave, Fremont , CA 94538
Take-Back bin in Main Lobby
*Accepts medicines (no controlled substances)
Webster Street Pharmacy
1553 Webster Street
Alameda, CA
510.522.3066
M-F 9am - 6pm, Sat 9am - 2pm
*Does not accept controlled substances
Contra Costa County
Contra Costa County Household Hazardous Waste
West County Resource Recovery
101 Pittsburg Avenue
Richmond, CA 94801
510.412.4500 or 888.412.9277
http://recyclemore.com
Central County HHW Collection Facility
DOES NOT ACCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS
4797 Imhoff Place
Martinez, CA 94553
800.646.1431
http://centralsan.org
Delta HHW Collection Facility (East County)
2550 Pittsburg-Antioch Highway
Antioch, CA 94509
925.756.1990
*Does not accept controlled substances
http://ddsd.org
Marin County
Marin Recycling Center HHW Facility does not accept pharmaceuticals. Instead, take drugs back to these pharmacies. Note that controlled substances are not accepted.
Bolinas
Coastal Health Alliance
Bolinas Family Practice
88 Mesa Rd.
Bolinas, CA 94924
415-868-0124
M-Fri: 9-5pm
Larkspur
Ross Valley Pharmacy
2 Bon Air Road
415.924.245
Mill Valley
Lawson-Dyer Pharmacy
230 East Blithedale
415.388.6354
Pharmaca
230 E. Blithedale Ave.
415.388.7822
Safeway Pharmacy
1Camino Alto
415.388.6216
Walgreens
227 Shoreline Hwy
415.380.8402
Novato
Longs Drugs
1707 Grant
415.897.4171
Longs Drugs
2035 Novato Blvd.
415.897.9917
Pharmaca
7514 Redwood Blvd
415.892.3700
Point Reyes Station
Coastal Health Alliance
Point Reyes Medical Clinic
3 Sixth St.
Pt. Reyes Station, CA
415- 663-8666
M-Fri: 9-5pm, Sat: 9-4pm
San Anselmo
Jack's Drug Store
121 Tunstead
415.454.1451
Walgreens
820 Sir Francis Drake
415.4820.0188
San Rafael
Marin Medical Pharmacy
750 Las Gallinas
415.485.6806
Safeway Pharmacy - Terra Linda
950 Las Gallinas
415.479.6111
Walgreens
830 Third St
415.455.9919
Napa County
Napa County Household Hazardous Waste Facility
889A Devlin Road
American Canyon, CA 94503
800.984.9661
San Francisco County
Pharmaca
925 Cole St.
San Francisco , CA 94117
415.661.3003
*Accepts medicines (no controlled substances)
San Francisco County Household Hazardous Waste
SF HHW Collection Facility
501 Tunnel Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94104
415.330.1405
http://sunsetscavenger.com
Green Dentistry
360 Post Street, #704
San Francisco, CA 94108
(415) 433-0119
Hours: Tue-Sat: 9-5pm
*Does not accept controlled substances
San Mateo County
San Mateo County Police Departments
San Mateo County HHW does not accept pharmaceutical waste. Instead, take old medications to confidential drop-off containers available at:
Atherton Police Department
83 Ashfield Rd
Atherton, CA
650.752.0500
Seven days a week, 24 hours a day
Belmont Police Station
One Twin Pines Ln
Belmont, CA
650.595.7400
Seven days a week, 24 hours a day
Burlingame Police Department
1111 Trousdale Dr
Burlingame, CA
650.777.4100
Seven days a week, 24 hours a day
Daly City Police Department
333 90th St
Daly City, CA
650.991.8119
Monday - Friday, 8 a.m.- 10 p.m.
Hillsborough Police Department
1600 Floribunda Ave
Hillsborough, CA
650.375.7470
Seven days a week, 24 hours a day
Millbrae Police Department
581 Magnolia Ave
Millbrae, CA
650.259.2300
Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Pacifica Police Department
2075 Coast Highway
Pacifica, CA
650.738.7314
Seven days a week, 24 hours a day
San Bruno Police Department
1177 Huntington Ave
San Bruno, CA
650.616.7142
Seven days a week, 24 hours a day
San Mateo Police Department
2000 South Delaware St
San Mateo, CA
650.522.7710
Seven days a week, 24 hours a day
San Mateo County Sherriff’s Office
400 County Center, 3rd Floor
Redwood City, CA
650.363.4915
Monday - Friday, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.
South San Francisco Police Department
Municipal Services Building
33 Arroyo Dr, Suite C
South San Francisco, CA
650.877.8900
Seven days a week, 24 hours a day
Santa Clara County
Leiter's Pharmacy
1700 Park Ave Suite 30
San Jose, CA 95126
408.292.6772, M-Fri: 9-6:30pm, Sat 9-6pm, closed Sun
Santa Clara County Household Hazardous Waste
Rotating locations, by appointment only
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
San Jose, CA 95131
San Martin, CA 95046
408.299.7300
http://hhw.org
Palo Alto Regional Water Quality Control Plant
Palo Alto, Mountain View, Los Altos, Stanford, E. Palo Alto
2501 Embarcadero Way
Palo Alto, CA 94303
650.329.2598
http://cleanbay.org
Solano County
Solano County Household Hazardous Waste
Appointment required:
Solano Garbage Company
2901 Industrial Court
Fairfield, CA 94533
707.439.2817
Sonoma County
Health First! Pharmacy
9070 Windsor Road
Windsor, CA 95492
707.837.7948, M-Fri: 9-6pm, Sat-Sun: 11-5pm
Sonoma County Household Hazardous Waste Facility
Permanent facility
500 Mecham Road
Petaluma, CA 94952
For rotating collection events, see web link
877.747.1870
http://recyclenow.org
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