Pharmaceuticals and Sharps Disposal Program

The City of Watsonville provides a convenient system to collect used needles and lancets (often referred to collectively as “sharps”) and unwanted pharmaceutical medication. Properly handling items such as unwanted pills, liquid medication, and needles is important for home safety, the protection of employees, and the environment.

Medications and needle disposal programs are available free of charge to all residents of the Watsonville. For more information about this program visit the two approved stewardship organizations Med Project Watsonville or Inmar Watsonville

Medications or personal care products such as pills, liquids or creams, should not be flushed down the toilet or placed in the trash where they are accessible to children or animals. See the video in English, or in español. 

Needles should never be placed in a recycling cart, flushed down the toilet, or discarded separately or loosely. To properly dispose of sharps, place them in a dedicated, approved, red sharps container and drop off the full container at one of the Watsonville MED Project Locations or Inmar Locations. These red sharps containers are available at a very nominal fee in 1-quart, 5-quart, and 2-gallon sizes at all pharmacies. See our video on this in English, en español. You may also request a sharps mail-back package by visiting MED-Project or calling (844) MED-PROJECT (633-7765) orInmar or 1-888-371-0717

Find locations for safe disposal of needles and meds at the 2 Watsonville approved stewardship organizations: MED-Project and Inmar

Sharps Mail Back Service Upon Request Link MedProject             

Sharps/Meds Mail Back Upon Request Inmar

Senior Environmental Project Analyst                                                    

Solid Waste Division 

Public Works & Utilities Department 

Customer Service (831)768-3133