Safe Sharps Disposal Kiosks

The Siskiyou County Public Health department has responded to the need for syringe disposal kiosks to help prevent syringe litter in communities. 

Improper sharps disposal can affect janitors, pest control workers, groundskeepers, waste management workers, and children or household pets among others.  Safe, legal, and convenient syringe disposal sites will be available in multiple locations throughout the county. It is unsafe and illegal to discard syringes on the ground, in trash or recycling containers, or by flushing them down the toilet.

Sharps medical waste kiosks for disposal of home-generated sharps are placed in multiple locations throughout Siskiyou County and are accessible to the public 24 hours a day.

• Only home-generated sharps may be disposed of at this kiosk.*
• This service is available at no charge to the public.
• The drop boxes will accept used sharps packaged in safe containers and sharps that are loose. Safe containers that are too large to fit through the door of the kiosk can be dropped off at the Public Health office during operating hours, Monday-Friday, 8 am-12 pm & 1 pm-5 pm.

*Disposal drop boxes are not for general medical, dental, veterinary, pharmacy, or other commercial or business use. All commercial and business generators of used sharps and syringes must dispose of them through a licensed biomedical waste transporter or approved treatment method, not through Siskiyou County Public Health.

Kiosk Locations:

•In front of the Siskiyou County Public Health building
810 S. Main St, Yreka CA

•At Dunsmuir City Hall, south parking lot
5915 Dunsmuir Ave, Dunsmuir, CA

•At the Siskiyou County Behavioral Health building
2060 Campus Dr, Yreka, CA