RX Take Back Sites
Prescription and Sharps
Take-Back Locations
The safe way to dispose of prescription drug waste
In Yuba and Sutter Counties
Yuba County Sheriff's Department
720 Yuba Street
Marysville, CA 95901
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Olivehurst Fire Department
1962 9th Street
Olivehurst, CA 95961
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Yuba City Police Department
1545 Poole Blvd.
Yuba City, CA 95993
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Linda Fire Department
1286 Scales Ave.
Marysville, CA 95901
Year-round Disposal Sites
The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy
812 5th Street
Marysville, CA 95901
(Call ahead for restrictions.)
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Walgreens
855 Colusa Ave.
Yuba City, CA 95991
(Call first to ensure the bin isn't full and find out when the pharmacist will be there as she/he has to unlock it)
Yuba City Senior Center
777 Ainsley Avenue
Yuba City, CA 95991
(takes back RXs and expired OTCs on the FIRST FRIDAY only from 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Take-back is overseen by the Yuba City Police Department.)
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Most Fire Departments and Law Enforcement agencies in the area will take back prescription drugs throughout the year.
Sharps (Needle) Disposal Sites
Adventist Health, Rideout
726 4th Street
Marysville, CA 95901
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Recology Yuba-Sutter Recycling Buy-Back Center
3001 North Levee Road
Marysville, CA 95901
(Sharps in approved biohazard containers can be brought to our special needle drop-off kiosk, Saturdays 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.)
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Yuba-Sutter Household Hazardous Waste
134 Burns Drive
Yuba City, CA 95991
(All sharps waste must be transported to a collection center in an approved sharps container. Home-generated sharps waste includes hypodermic needles, syringes and lancets that are used for medical purposes.
Tuesday - Saturday 7:00 a.m.- 2:30 p.m.)
Sharps (Needle) Mail-Back Disposal Services
Visit CalRecycle for a list of companies that are authorized to provide sharps waste mail-back services in California.
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Pre-paid Mail-back sharps containers can be ordered from:
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EnviroMed: 877-340-2430
XMED Disposal: 866-735-9709
GRP & Associates: 800-207-0976
Medasend: 800-200-3581
Sharps Compliance: 800-772-5657
Stericycle: 800-355-8773 or 800-527-0666
WCM Home Sharps Disposal: 877-436-5480