If you can safely handle sharps, please use a sealable, puncture-resistant container—do not throw sharps in household garbage. If it’s not safe to pick it up (and if you are located in an are currently serviced by one of our partners), use our Report a Needle tool and a cleanup team will take care of it.
The following sites provide maps to existing needle collection locations / sharps disposal boxes:
National:
- Canadian Needle Drop Boxes (https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1bT0EnsE1wXAw2Wt5X4dQgxI_T3Z3X37I&usp=sharing), map maintained by Biomed Recovery & Disposal, Ltd
- Health Products Stewardship Association (https://healthsteward.ca/find-a-collection-location/)
Alberta:
British Columbia:
- General: https://towardtheheart.com/site-finder
- Fraser Valley: https://maphub.net/FraserHealth/safe-sharps-disposal-site-finder
- Vancouver Island: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/1/viewer?ll=49.022208855930245%2C-124.17232380000002&z=8&mid=1FNSyWYg5NI-dcwEjPX0urhrEfL1lawBe