Sharps Disposal Program 

The Sharps Disposal Program safely collects needles, syringes, and other potentially dangerous items and properly disposes of them to ensure the safety of Pinellas County residents and visitors.

What are Sharps?

Sharps are items having the potential to puncture or lacerate. These include syringes with attached needles and disposable lancets. They can cause injuries to waste collectors and potentially spread illnesses such as hepatitis or HIV.

How the Program Works 

Visit one of the participating disposal sites listed below. Ask for an approved sharps container and brief instructions on use. Take the container to your home and place it out of reach of children. As needed, perform your injection, and then dispose of the syringe completely intact into the container.

Once the container is filled, seal it properly and return it to one of the participating collection sites for proper disposal. Always hand the filled and properly sealed sharps container to authorized personnel. Never leave a sharps container unattended.

Disposal Sites 

• Florida Hospital North Pinellas
  1395 S Pinellas Avenue
  Tarpon Springs
  (727) 942-5000 x2870
  Inquire at Emergency Room
  Hours: Sun-Sat 8-4:30
• Morton Plant Mease HealthCare-Dunedin
  601 Main Street
  Dunedin
  (727) 734-6141
  Inquire at Emergency Room
  Hours: Mon-Fri 8-4
• Morton Plant Mease HealthCare-Countryside
  3231 McMullen Booth Road
  Safety Harbor
  (727) 725-6100
  Inquire at Emergency Room
  Hours: Mon-Fri 8-4
• Morton Plant Mease HealthCare-Clearwater
  300 Pinellas Street
  Clearwater
  (727) 461-8552
  Inquire at Emergency Room
  Hours: Mon-Fri 8-4
• HCA Florida Largo Hospital
  201 14th Street SW
  Largo
  (727) 588-5200
  Inquire at reception desk
  Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30-2:30
• Morton Plant Mease-Bardmoor
  (Emergency Room)
  8839 Bryan Dairy Road
  Largo
  (727) 395-2600
  Inquire at reception desk
  Hours: Mon-Fri 8-5

• HCA Florida Northside Hospital
  6000 49th Street North
  St. Petersburg
  (727) 521-4411
  Inquire at information desk
  Hours: Mon-Fri 9-4
• St. Petersburg Medical Center
  6500 38th Avenue North
  St. Petersburg
  (727) 384-1414
  Inquire at information desk
  Hours: Mon-Fri 9-5
• St. Anthony's Hospital
  1200 7th Avenue North
  St. Petersburg
  (727) 825-1272
  Inquire at Security Window in Main Lobby
  Hours: Mon-Fri 8-4
• Palms of Pasadena Hospital
  1501 Pasadena Avenue South
  St. Petersburg
  (727) 381-1000 x7657
  Inquire at information desk
  Hours: Mon-Fri 9-3
• Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
  501 6th Avenue South
  St. Petersburg
  (727) 767-4720
  (727) 767-4250
  Inquire at Emergency Room
  Hours: Sun-Sat 8-5

For more information, contact the American Diabetic Association of Tampa Bay at 813-885-5007.

Sponsored By: 

Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County

Pinellas County Government

Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
Palms of Pasadena Hospital
Morton Plant Hospital
Mease Hospital
St. Petersburg General
Northside Hospital
Largo Medical Center
St. Anthony's Hospital
Florida Hospital North Pinellas

Please note: The Sharps Disposal Program is not the same as a needle exchange. In 2019, the Infectious Disease Elimination Act (IDEA) became law. It allows sterile needle and syringe exchange programs for those who inject drugs with the goal of preventing disease and to provide drug cessation counseling. IDEA Exchange Pinellas is located at 1525 16th Street South in St. Petersburg. Business hours are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call 727-954-3993, email info@ideapinellas.org or connect through https://www.facebook.com/IDEAExchangePinellas for more information.