Home Generated Medical Waste
Home-generated medical waste includes home-generated pharmaceutical waste and home-generated sharps waste. Home-generated sharps waste includes hypodermic needles, pen needles, intravenous needles, lancets, and other devices that are used to penetrate the skin for the delivery of medications derived from a household, including a multifamily residence or household. Home-generated sharps waste also includes sharps used to deliver medication to pets. The California Medical Waste Management Act prohibits the disposal of home-generated sharps into any container used for the collection of regular trash, recycling, or green waste.
Please click the following links for information on how to properly and safely dispose of your home-generated sharps and pharmaceutical wastes:
- Pharmaceutical Drop-Off Locations – Ventura County Residents Only – For unwanted or expired
- Ventura County Responds – Safe Medication Disposal
- Household Hazardous Waste Facilities in Ventura County – County Integrated Waste Management Division – For pharmaceuticals
- Pharmaceutical Waste Disposal – CalRecycle
- Sharps and Pharmaceutical Waste Disposal – CalRecycle
- Home-Generated Sharps and Pharmaceutical Waste – California Department of Public Health
Sharp Waste Drop-off Locations
Camarillo
Clean Harbors Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event
880 W. Verdulera St.
805-987-0717
2nd Friday and following Saturday of each Month (by appointment only).
Las Posas Family Medical Group
3801 Las Posas Rd. #214 Camarillo, CA. 93010
805-437-0900
Mon – Fri 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
VC BH Fillmore ADP
828 W. Ventura St. #250
805-524-8644
Mon, Wed, Thurs, & Fri 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM ; Tuesday 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Please call for an appointment to drop off sharps waste.
Moorpark Family Care Clinic
612 W. Spring Rd., Suite A
805-523-5400
Mon & Tues 8:30 AM – 7:00 PM; Wed, Thurs, Fri 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
CMH- Ojai Valley Community Hospital
1306 Maricopa Highway
805-640-2279
7 days per week 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Las Islas Family Medical Group
2400 S. “C” Street
805-240-7000
M – F 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Las Islas Urgent Care
325 W. Channel Islands Blvd
805-240-9500
M – F 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM; Sat & Sun 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Magnolia Family Medical Center
2240 E. Gonzales Rd Suite 100, 110, 120; 2220 E. Gonzales Rd. Suite 120A, 120B
805-981-5151
M – F 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM – Call for more times
Port Hueneme Police Department
250 N. Ventura Rd.
805-986-6530
M – F 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM; Sharps and pharmaceutical drop off
Santa Paula Clinic
1334 E. Main St.
805-933-1122
M-F 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM & Sat 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
VC Public Health Santa Paula HIV/ AIDS Program
620 W. Harvard Blvd
805-933-5505
Wednesdays 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Sierra Vista Family Medical Clinic
1227 E. Los Angeles Ave.
805-582-4000
M – F 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
VC BH Simi Valley ADP
3150 E. Los Angeles Ave.
805-577-1724
M – F 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Please call for an appointment to drop off sharps waste.
Conejo Valley Family Medical Group
125 W. Thousand Oaks Blvd., #300
805-418-9100
M – F 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Los Robles Hospital
215 W. Janss Rd.
805-370-4407
Located in the blood draw lab
VC BH Thousand Oaks ADP
125 W. Thousand Oaks Blvd., #400
805-777-3570
M – F 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Please call for an appointment to drop off sharps waste.
West Ventura Medical Clinic
133 W. Santa Clara St.
805-641-5600
M – F 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Ventura
VC Health Care for the Homeless (VC Public Health Trailer)
3147 Loma Vista Rd.
805-652-6694
M – F 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Contact Us
Program Specialist
Karen Farin
(805) 654-5007
Karen.Farin@ventura.org
Jeremiah Ramos
(805) 477-7110
Jeremiah.Ramos@ventura.org
Supervisor
Matthew Madison
(805) 654-2435
Matthew.Madison@Ventura.org
Manager
Rick Bandelin
(805) 654-2815
Rick.Bandelin@ventura.org