Needles/Sharps Disposal – Mail-Back Envelopes
Pharmacies in Chula Vista offer mail-back containers for used needles, lancets, or syringes at no cost.
Simply pick up a container, place your sharps inside and use the included postage-paid box to mail it in. Needles/sharps must be stored in a sharps container to be mailed.
The program is limited to (3) three containers per resident per year. You will need to present proof of residency in Chula Vista to pharmacy staff to receive your FREE mail-back container.
Participating pharmacies include:
CVS
COSTCO
SHARP REES-STEALY
RALPH’S
RITE AID
WALGREEN’S
- Take your used needles, lancets, and syringes to the Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility located at 1800 Maxwell Road open Wednesdays and Saturdays from 9am to 1pm. Please place sharps in a puncture-proof, shatter-proof container with a tight lid (i.e. bleach or detergent bottle).
Put Sharps Waste in its Proper Place!
For More Information:
You can call the Environmental Services Section of the Public Works Department at (619) 691-5122.
