Syringe Disposal
Public Health Rules
How residents must dispose of home-generated sharps (insulin syringes, EpiPens), including kiosk locations and take-back-mailer programs.
How Syringe Disposal Rules Differ by Place
Lake Havasu City, AZ: Syringe Disposal Ban for Lake Havasu City Clinics
Heavy RestrictionsLake Havasu City bans hospitals, clinics, medical offices and convalescent homes from putting used syringes into the sewer. Section 4.12.050(D)(1) lists "disposable hypodermic needles…
Butte County, CA: Butte County Needle Exchange Program Ban
Heavy RestrictionsButte County makes it unlawful to establish, operate, or participate in any needle exchange or syringe distribution program anywhere in the unincorporated area. The Board of…
Costa Mesa, CA: Costa Mesa Needle Exchange Program Ban
Heavy RestrictionsCosta Mesa bans every clean needle and syringe exchange program citywide. Municipal Code Article 23 (§§ 13-200.200 to 13-200.202) prohibits operating any such program on public or…
Solano County, CA: Solano County Syringe Disposal Program
Few RestrictionsSolano County's Local Disease Prevention Demonstration Project let participating pharmacies sell up to 10 hypodermic needles or syringes without a prescription and required them to…
Denver, CO: Denver SHARP program runs syringe access under state law
Few RestrictionsColorado C.R.S. 25-1.5-303 authorizes municipal syringe access programs. Denver Public Health operates the SHARP needle exchange providing safe syringe disposal kiosks and harm…
Tampa, FL: Tampa needle exchange via IDEA Exchange Florida
Few RestrictionsFlorida's IDEA Exchange Act (FL §381.0038) authorizes county-run sterile syringe services. Hillsborough County operates a needle exchange to reduce HIV/HCV transmission. Public sharps…
Cities & Counties with Syringe Disposal Rules
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