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Save money on gas and safely dispose of your home medical sharps with FREE mail-back services. To have a sharps mail-back package shipped directly to your home:

  1. Visit https://sharpstakebackcalifornia.org/ and complete the online request form, or call (844) 4-TAKE-BACK (844-482-5322).
  2. Receive your sharps container and prepaid mail-back package by mail.
  3. When your sharps container is full, follow the instructions included with the mail-back package and place it in your mailbox for pickup.
  4. Repeat the process by requesting another FREE mail-back package as needed (only one request per week).
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