All needles should be treated as if they carry disease. They can injure people, spread germs, damage recycling equipment, and require people to be tested for years for HIV and Hepatitis if they are accidentally stuck.   Effective September 1, 2008, State law makes it illegal to dispose of sharps in the trash or recycling bin.

Currently there are three ways that residents can legally dispose of sharps.   Chino Hills Disposal, a Republic Services Company provides a Mail-back Program, and the County of San Bernardino offers an Annual Household Hazardous Waste Roundup, and year-long disposal is available at the Ontario Household Hazardous Waste Facility. 

Chino Hills Disposal, a Republic Services Company provides residents with a safe and convenient way to dispose of approved medical sharps waste through a Sharps Mail-back program.

After customers place their container orders from the www.republicsharps.com website, their order is shipped in 1-2 business days complete with all of the necessary return shipping, packaging, and labeling. Pricing is all inclusive, so there is no need to pay additional tax or shipping costs to receive or to return their containers.

If residents have a sharps approved container that was provided by another source such as a pharmacy or doctors office, they can dispose of that container in one of two ways:

• Annual Household Hazardous Waste Roundup. This year the event will be held on Saturday, April 27th at the old city yard, 14575 Pipeline Avenue in Chino Hills from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm.

• Ontario Household Hazardous Waste Facility, 1430 S. Cucamonga Avenue, on any Friday or Saturday from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm.

Download the "Guide to Syringe Disposal" in either English or Spanish.